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Polymer vs Polyurethane - What's the difference?

polymer | polyurethane |

As nouns the difference between polymer and polyurethane

is that polymer is polymer while polyurethane is polyurethane (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links).

polymer

English

(wikipedia polymer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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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    Derived terms

    * biopolymer * inorganic polymer * oligopolymer * polymeric * polymerize

    See also

    * dimer * monomer * oligomer * trimer * superpolymer ----

    polyurethane

    English

    (wikipedia polyurethane)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications.