prepolymer

prepolymer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English polymer
English prepolymer

    From pre- + polymer.

    Noun

    prepolymer (plural prepolymers)

    1. (organic chemistry) Any oligomer or other macromolecule that is capable of further polymerization.
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