noun
- a simple molecule that can be chemically bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Ethylene is a monomer used to make polyethylene plastic.
- The monomer units link together in a chain reaction.
- Scientists studied how the monomer molecules combine.
- Each monomer contains a double bond that allows polymerization.
- The plastic bottle was made from thousands of monomer units.
- Glucose monomers join to form starch polymers.