Copolymer
[koh-pol-uh-mer] /koʊˈpɒl ə mər/
noun
1.
a chemical compound of high molecular weight produced by polymerizing two or more different monomers together.
/kəʊˈpɒlɪmə/
noun
1.
a chemical compound of high molecular weight formed by uniting the molecules of two or more different compounds (monomers) Compare polymer, oligomer
copolymer
(kō-pŏl’ə-mər)
A polymer of two or more different monomers. The synthetic rubber used to make tire treads and shoe soles, for example, is a copolymer made of the monomers butadiene and styrene.
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- Copolymerize
[koh-puh-lim-uh-rahyz, koh-pol-uh-muh-] /ˌkoʊ pəˈlɪm əˌraɪz, koʊˈpɒl ə mə-/ verb (used with or without object), copolymerized, copolymerizing. Chemistry. 1. to subject to or undergo a change analogous to polymerization but with a union of two or more different monomers. /kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz/ verb 1. to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer
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verb phrase To come to understand or become aware of: cop onto that idea
- Copout
[kop-out] /ˈkɒpˌaʊt/ noun, Informal. 1. an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor’s platform was a cop-out. 2. a person who cops out: Everyone helped as they had promised, except for one cop-out. see cop out. noun An evasion; an excuse for inaction: Arguing about standards is a ”cop-out” (1960s+ Counterculture)
- Cop-out
[kop-out] /ˈkɒpˌaʊt/ noun, Informal. 1. an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor’s platform was a cop-out. 2. a person who cops out: Everyone helped as they had promised, except for one cop-out. noun An evasion; an excuse for inaction: Arguing about standards is a ”cop-out” (1960s+ Counterculture)