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What is a monomer?

What is a monomer? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer.
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The researchers added a small amount of a light-sensitive monomer to the liquid crystal in a conventional electro-optic cell.
Possible effects of monomer tilt or lateral motion on the elastic energy are neglected.
More than one compound can be used as the monomer, producing copolymers or terpolymers.
Fig. 4 compares the decay of the excited state for the native trimer and the solubilized monomer.
We find that the tetramer and the dimer become less stable than the monomer as the pH is lowered.
According to the company, cyanoacrylates are reactive monomer liquids that become polymer films when they react to moisture or certain chemicals.

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