Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homopolymer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mopoly-mer
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a polymer formed from a single type of monomer.

Etymology

Etymology tree English homo- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer English homopolymer From homo- + polymer.

Inflected Forms

homopolymers (plural)

Derived Forms

biohomopolymer homopolymeric homopolymerisation homopolymerization homopolymerize nonhomopolymer ribohomopolymer

Frequently Paired Words

pseudocopolymer

Antonyms

copolymer heteropolymer

Questions

What does homopolymer mean?: a polymer formed from a single type of monomer.
Where does homopolymer come from?: Etymology tree English homo- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer English homopolymer From homo- + polymer.

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