which means "a part". The word polymer derives its meaning from this, which means "many mers". The mer is not the same thing as a monomer--a mer is a repeating unit within a larger molecule, whereas a monomer is an actual molecule that exists independently, either prior to polymerization or after decomposition.

Overview

One of the simplest repeat units is that of the addition polymer polyvinyl chloride,

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