polymerous

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

polymerous (not comparable)

1. (biology) Having many parts or members in each set.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-der.

Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros

Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor.

English -mer

English polymer

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Old French -usbor.

Middle English -ous

English -ous

English polymerous

From polymer + -ous.

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Adjective

polymerous (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Polymeric.

References

• “polymerous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.