homopolymer

[ hoh-muh-pol-uh-mer, hom-uh- ]
/ ˌhoʊ məˈpɒl ə mər, ˌhɒm ə- /

noun Chemistry.

a polymer consisting of a single species of monomer, as polyadenylic acid or polyglutamic acid.

Origin of homopolymer

First recorded in 1945–50; homo- + polymer

Medical definitions for homopolymer

homopolymer
[ hō′mə-pŏlə-mər ]

n.

A polymer composed of identical monomeric units.