polímero

polímero

See also: polimero

Galician

Noun

polímero m (plural polímeros)

1. (chemistry) polymer

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈlĩ.me.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈlĩ.me.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈli.me.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈli.mɨ.ɾu/

Noun

polímero m (plural polímeros)

1. (organic chemistry) polymer (molecule consisting of many identical monomers)

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Spanish

Etymology

First used in German Polymer in the modern sense, from Ancient Greek πολυμερής (polumerḗs, “having many parts”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part, portion, component”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈlimeɾo/ [poˈli.me.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -imeɾo
• Syllabification: po‧lí‧me‧ro

Noun

polímero m (plural polímeros)

1. (chemistry) polymer

Derived terms

• polimérico
• polimerización

Further reading

• “polímero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014