A polymer is build out of its monomers.
Polymer: DNA, Monomer: nucleotides Polymer: Proteins, Monomer: amino acids Polymer: Polysaccharides, Monomer: monosaccharides
There is no antonym for polymer
monomer
Polyester is a polymer chain of Ester monomer and BOPP is a Polymer chain of Propylene monomer. Harit Singhvi
polymer
The smallest unit of a polymer is called a monomer. Monomers are the repeating units that link together to form a polymer chain through chemical bonds.
Polymer
A polymer. Polymers are formed from the repetition of monomer units through chemical bonding to create long chains or networks.
Cross-linking a polymer like polyvinyl alcohol or rubber creates covalent bonds between individual polymer chains, which enhances the material's mechanical strength, elasticity, and thermal stability. This process restricts the movement of polymer chains, resulting in a more rigid and durable structure compared to the unlinked form. To illustrate these relationships in a diagram, you could depict a monomer as a single unit, show it joining to form a polymer (a long chain of repeating units), and then represent cross-linking by drawing connections between different polymer chains to highlight the network structure of the cross-linked polymer.
Monomer
Lipids do not have monomers and they themselves are the polymer
cellulose is a polymer. it a chain of repeating monomers. the monomer for cellulose is glucose. cellulose is a polymer. it a chain of repeating monomers. the monomer for cellulose is glucose.