See Also: Polymeric(medicine)
polymeric(dictionary)
receptors, polymeric immunoglobulin(medicine)

polymeric (iou)



polymeric adjective. M19.
[formed as POLYMERASE + -IC.]
Chemistry. Orig., of two or more compounds, or of one compound with another: composed of the same elements in the same proportions, the formula of one substance being an exact multiple of that of the other. Now usu., of the nature of or characteristic of a polymer; consisting of a polymer or polymers; (of a reaction) giving rise to a polymer. M19.
Genetics. Of, pertaining to, or displaying polymery. M20.