polymerous

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adjective

Having many parts or members in each set.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English polymer ← Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) →
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Meanings

polymerous1

adjectivepolymerous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving many parts or members in each set.

polymerous2

adjectivepolymerous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryPolymeric.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  7. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  8. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  9. Englishpolymer
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  12. Englishpolymerous

From polymer + -ous.

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APA

polymerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymerous

MLA

“polymerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymerous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymerous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymerous.

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