Definition that contains ymer
- dna (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
- protein any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
- resin any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
- acrylic polymerized from acrylonitrile
- polystyrene a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic
- pvc a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables
- rna (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
- ziegler German chemist honored for his research on polymers (1898-1973)
- sequencer (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer
- polyurethane any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber