polímero

polímero m (plural polímeros)

1. (chemistry) polymer

From Ancient Greek πολυμερής (polumerḗs, “consisting of many parts”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part”). By surface analysis, poli- +‎ -mero.

polímero m (plural polímeros)

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

• polimérico
• polimerização

• monômero
• dímero

• “polímero”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “polímero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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”).

• IPA^(key): /poˈlimeɾo/ [poˈli.me.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -imeɾo
• Syllabification: po‧lí‧me‧ro

polímero m (plural polímeros)

1. (chemistry) polymer

• “polímero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025