Definition of Monomer
becomes a polymer when two similar molecules are joined
Examples of Monomer in a sentence
In order to study your DNA, each monomer had to come together to form a nucleotide in the double helix structure of your DNA. 🔊
To make the triglycerides, one monomer of glycerol and another of the fatty acids combined to store the fat your body doesn’t need. 🔊
The long chain of the polymer, nylon, came together by a monomer uniting with another monomer again and again. 🔊
When every natural monomer bonded together successfully, it formed natural rubber through a biological process. 🔊
In order to disassemble the polymer into each individual monomer, a heat source would need to be applied to the substance. 🔊
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