polymer
/ˈpɒləmə/PO-luh-mur
/ˈpɑləmɚ/PAH-luh-mur
Meaningmany parts
Common meaning: a substance of repeating units
- polymany (Greek polus)
- mera part, shareLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 942 · scan
‘many (Greek polus)’ + ‘a part, share’ → polymer
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek μέρος ‘a part, share’.
Roots
- μέρος Greek “a part, share”
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