[ 'pɒlɪmə ]
■ noun Chemistry a substance with a molecular structure formed from many identical small molecules or other units bonded together.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~izable or ~isable adjective
~ization or ~isation noun
~ize or ~ise verb
Origin
C19: from Ger., from Gk polumeros 'having many parts', from polu- 'many' + meros 'a share'.