monomer

mon·o·mer  (mn-mr)

n.

A molecule that can combine with others to form a polymer.

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[mono- + (poly)mer.]

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mono·meric (-mrk) adj.

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monomer

Noun

Chem a compound whose molecules can join together to form a polymer

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monomer  (mn-mr)

A molecule that can combine with others of the same kind to form a polymer. Glucose molecules, for example, are monomers that can combine to form the polymer cellulose. Polymers can also be composed of different kinds of monomers.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

monomer - a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight