polymer

substance composed of macromolecules with repeating structural units
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polymer

Summary

polymer is a group or class of chemical substances[1]. polymer ranks in the top 0.42% of group_or_class_of_chemical_substances entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,452 views/month, #1 of 236).[2]

Key Facts

  • polymer's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical substances[3].
  • polymer is a type of mixture[4].
  • polymer is a type of material[5].
  • polymer's Commons category is recorded as Polymers[6].
  • polymer is the opposite of monomer[7].
  • polymer comprises macromolecule[8].
  • polymer's has cause is recorded as polymerization[9].
  • polymer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polymers[10].
  • polymer's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • polymer's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • polymer's has characteristic is recorded as type of polymer[13].
  • polymer's main Wikidata property is recorded as P4600[14].
  • polymer's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C48803[15].
  • polymer's different from is recorded as synthetic resin[16].
  • polymer's different from is recorded as prepolymer[17].
  • polymer's different from is recorded as covalent network solid[18].
  • polymer's different from is recorded as oligomer[19].
  • polymer's fabrication method is recorded as polymerization[20].
  • polymer's studied by is recorded as polymer science[21].
  • polymer's studied by is recorded as polymer physics[22].
  • polymer's has part is recorded as macromolecule[23].
  • polymer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Body

Definition and Type

polymer's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical substances[3]. Recorded subclass of include mixture[4] and material[5]. polymer is the opposite of monomer[7].

Use and Application

polymer comprises macromolecule[8].

Influence

Things named for polymer include photo-oxidation[25].

Why It Matters

polymer ranks in the top 0.42% of group_or_class_of_chemical_substances entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,452 views/month, #1 of 236).[2] polymer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] polymer is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for polymer include photo-oxidation[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . A Dictionary of Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Compendium of Chemical Terminology. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . goldbook.iupac.org. goldbook.iupac.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Compendium of Chemical Terminology. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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