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Etymology

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From co- +‎ polymer.

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Noun

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copolymer (plural copolymers)

  1. (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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polymer derived from more than one species of monomer
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