Polymer vs Pigment - What's the difference?
polymer | pigment |
(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
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, title= (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
(obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
As nouns the difference between polymer and pigment
is that polymer is polymer while pigment is pigment.polymer
English
(wikipedia polymer)Noun
(en noun)Charles T. Ambrose
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Derived terms
* biopolymer * inorganic polymer * oligopolymer * polymeric * polymerizeSee also
* dimer * monomer * oligomer * trimer * superpolymer ----pigment
English
(wikipedia pigment)Noun
(en noun)- Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.
- Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.
- (Sir Walter Scott)