noun
- a polymer made up of identical repeating units or monomers
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Polyethylene is a common homopolymer used in plastic bags and containers.
- The chemist synthesized a homopolymer by linking thousands of identical monomer units together.
- Unlike copolymers, homopolymers consist of only one type of repeating unit.
- Polypropylene is another example of a homopolymer with widespread industrial applications.
- The properties of a homopolymer depend on the structure and composition of its single monomer type.