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"Mono" means one and "poly" means many, and "mer" derives from a word that means parts, so a monomer is an atom or small molecule (one part) and a polymer is a large molecule with repeating structures (many parts).

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What three terms are related disaccharides monosaccharides peptides polysaccharides?

Disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polysaccharides are all types of carbohydrates consisting of sugar molecules. Peptides, on the other hand, are composed of amino acids and are not related to the other three terms in this context.


How can you use word components to relate medical terms to the structure and function of the human body?

Prefixes, roots, suffixes, combining vowels and combining forms


Why do telfon and kevlar have a capital letter when outher polymers dont?

Teflon is a trade name for polytetrafluoroethylene, and Kevlar is a trademark for a synthetic fiber. These names were specifically trademarked by their respective manufacturers, hence the capital letter. Other polymers do not have a capital letter because they are generic terms for a broader class of compounds.


What is bigger then a kilo gram?

A metric ton, also called a tonne, is bigger than a kilogram. One metric ton is equal to 1,000 kilograms.


What is the chemical composition of plastic?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Plastic is made of monomersOrganic plastics are polymers, composed of monomers (repeating units). A polymer is a chain of molecules repeated again and againYou may ask, "Where do monomers come from?".But to get an answer, you'll need to click on "What are the raw materials used to make plastic?" in the "related questions" section below.Carbon and HydrogenDifferent kinds of monomers produce different kinds of plastics. All organic plastics include a long backbone of carbon.Some plastics, such as polystyrene, are composed of monomers that contain only carbon and hydrogen.Other kinds of plastics are "functionalized" with a wide variety of other kinds of atoms either present in the original monomer, or added later after polymerization.Most amino acids can be composed entirely from carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen (CHON).All the other amino acids can be composed of CHON and sulfur."Plastic" is a term for a group of materials. Just like saying something is a "metal" doesn't tell you what type of metal or metal alloy it is, saying something is "plastic" doesn't tell you what kind of plastic or mixture of plastics it is made of. A plastic material can be any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids. Most plastics are "amorphous" solids although there are some that are crystalline. Plastics are usually a mixture long chain polymers. Although it is possible to get a narrow range of chain lengths or molecular weights, most plastics are defined in terms of the monomers that are polymerized to create them and then the range of molecular weights of the majority of the molecules making up the plastic is specified. Most plastics are made up of polymers of just one monomer, but sometimes blends will be used. Plastics can also contain other materials that modify their properties such as plasticizers. Many of them also contain residual amounts of the original reactants they were polymerized from and the solvents that the reactants were dissolved in. Consequently, most plastics have a distinct odor when they are new. Since cars contain a lot of plastics, that odor helps contribute to the "new car" smell.Elementally, plastics can contain carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), but also nitrogen (N), chlorine (Cl), fluorine (F), silicon (Si), sulphur (S), and phosphorus (P). The term plastic merely refers to the property of being flexible but firm.

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How many prefixes are there?

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What do people often mistakenly use for polymoers?

People often mistakenly use the terms "plastic" and "polymers" interchangeably. While all plastics are polymers, not all polymers are plastics. Polymers can also include materials like rubber, proteins, and even DNA.


Do monomers in sugar polymers are starch molecules?

Polysaccharides are a chains of carbohydrates (monosaccharides) linked together that are longer than 10 to 20 units. Starch, glycogen, and cellulose are made from glucose. Other polysaccharides are made from a variety of different monosaccharides. Hemicelulose is made from glucose, xylose, mannose, galactose, rhamnose, and arabinose. Pectin is made from galacturonic acid and galacturonoglycan. Food gums can be made from rhamnose, arabinose, glucose, xylose, and galactose.


Complicated medical terms can be analyzed by breaking them down into?

Prefixes, roots and suffixes.


What is the word root combining vowels prefixes and suffixes of mass of fat?

The word root combining vowels, prefixes, and suffixes related to fat is "lip-." It can be combined with other elements to form terms like lipoma (a benign tumor of fat cells) or hyperlipidemia (high levels of lipids in the blood).


What is the definition of carbohydtrate?

Carbohydrates can be defined as any of a group of multiple simple sugars. In more scientific terms, it could be said that carbohydrates are polymers of simple sugars, which are monomers. Another name for "carbohydrate" is a polysaccharide, making sugars a monosaccharide. Disaccharides are groups of two simple sugars. Common carbohydrates are cellulose, starch, glucose, etc.


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What is a prefixes for nerve?

One common prefix for nerve is "neuro-". This prefix is often used in medical terms related to the nervous system, such as neurology (the study of the nervous system) or neurologist (a doctor specializing in neurological disorders).