inorganic polymer
inorganic polymer
inorganic polymer, any of a class of large molecules that lack carbon and are polymers—that is, made up of many small repeating units called monomers. The word polymer is derived from the Greek term poly, meaning many, and meros, which means part. Nature abounds with carbon-based (that is, organic) polymers, such as wool, silk, proteins, starch, and cellulose. In addition, rubber and plastic are made of a wide variety of man-made organic polymers (see elastomer; industrial polymers, chemistry of; plastic). But many inorganic compounds, such as oxyacids and oxy-anions, also form polymers. This is especially true of weak acids, such ...(100 of 1035 words)