copolymer
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[edit]copolymer (plural copolymers)
- (chemistry) A polymer derived from more than one species of monomer.
- Synonym: heteropolymer
- Antonym: homopolymer
- Hyponyms: bipolymer, terpolymer, quaterpolymer; heterodimer, heterotrimer, heterotetramer, heteropentamer, heterohexamer, heteroheptamer, heterooctamer; block copolymer
- Coordinate term: pseudocopolymer
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[edit]polymer derived from more than one species of monomer
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