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Definition of Homopolymer

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Homopolymer

1. A type of polymer (large molecule which consists of a chain of similar smaller molecules called monomers) where all of the monomers are the same thing. For example: a polypeptide which consists entirely of the amino acid lysine linked end to end, instead of many different amino acids linked end to end, would be a homopolymer. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homopolymer

Literary usage of Homopolymer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Polyoxymethylene homopolymer identified in this section may be safely used as articles or components of articles intended for food-contact use in accordance ..."

2. Competition Policy in OECD Countries, 1993-1994 (1997)
"Inc. is likely to lessen competition in three polyvinyl chloride (PVC) product markets in the United States: mass and suspension PVC homopolymer. suspension ..."

3. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and ...by Mary Choate by Mary Choate (2007)
"... expanded Plaster of Paris Polyethylene Potassium bisulfate Potassium chloride Potassium octoate Potassium sorbate 1,2,3- Propanetriol, homopolymer ..."

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