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polymeric

/ˌpɑliˈmɛɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
poly-mer-ic
IPA
/ˌpɑliˈmɛɹɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or consisting of a polymer. Examples of such compounds include polyurethane foams, PVC foams, and styrofoam.

Etymology

From polymer + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpɑliˈmɛɹɪk/
  • British English: /ˌpɒlɪˈmɛɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

more polymeric (comparative) most polymeric (superlative)

Derived Forms

biopolymeric copolymeric exopolymeric extrapolymeric geopolymeric heteropolymeric homopolymeric interpolymeric nonpolymeric photopolymeric polymerically polymericity

Phrases

polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate polymeric sand

Questions

How do you pronounce polymeric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑliˈmɛɹɪk/.
What does polymeric mean?
Of, relating to, or consisting of a polymer. Examples of such compounds include polyurethane foams, PVC foams, and styrofoam.
Where does polymeric come from?
From polymer + -ic.

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