oligopolymer

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noun

A polymer which occurs naturally in crude oil, or in one of its basic refractory components, usually a mixture of 2 or more polymers.

OriginEnglish polymer ← Ancient Greek ὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos) →
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Meanings

nounoligopolymer (plural oligopolymers)

plural oligopolymers

  1. A polymer which occurs naturally in crude oil, or in one of its basic refractory components, usually a mixture of 2 or more polymers.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Englishpolymer
  4. Englisholigopolymer

From oligo- + polymer.

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