Alphabetical
polymer
[noun]
A large molecule consisting of recurring units of a smaller molecule. A polymer can be thought of as a molecular chain, in which small molecules called monomers form the links.
Appears in modules:
- Carbohydrates Simple sugars and complex carbohydrates
- DNA I The genetic material
- DNA II The structure of DNA
- DNA III The replication of DNA
- Fats and Proteins Structure and function of essential nutrients
- Origins of Life I Early ideas and experiments
- Origins of Life II Primeval environments and the origins of RNA
- Scientific Institutions and Societies Types of institutions and their influence
- The Silicate Minerals The silica tetrahedron and Earth's most common minerals
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