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Polymers Vocab
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Chemistry
9th Grade
03/12/2012

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Abrasion Resistance

Definition
toughness of material against scraping, scruffing or scarring
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Adddition Polymerization
Definition
a chemical reaction in which simple molecules are linked together to form long chain molecules
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Branched Polymer
Definition
polymer having smaller chains attahced to the poylmer backbone
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Condensation Poylmer
Definition
poylmer in which 2 or more molecules combine resulting in elimination of water or other simple molecules, with the process being repeated to form a long chain molecule
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Copolymer
Definition
a macromolecule consisting of more than one type of building unit
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Cross-Linking
Definition
occurs when primary valence bonds are formed between separate polymer chain molecule
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Dimer
Definition
a poylmer containg two monomers
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Elastomer
Definition
a type of polymer that exhibuts rubber-like qualities
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Linear Poylmer
Definition
polymers made up of one large continuous chain, without and excess appendages or attachments
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Macromolecules
Definition
a very large  molecule
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Monomer
Definition
smallest repeating unit of a poylmer
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Oligomer
Definition
a low molecule weight poylmer in which the number of repeating units is between two and ten
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poylmer
Definition
a high molecular weight macamolecule made up of multiple reapeating units
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poylmerization
Definition
 the chemical reaction in which high molecular mass molecules are formes from monomers
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