POLYMERIC
\pˌɒlɪmˈɛɹɪk], \pˌɒlɪmˈɛɹɪk], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_m_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_k]\
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Having the same percentage composition (that is, having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight), but different molecular weights; -- often used with with; thus, cyanic acid (CNOH), fulminic acid (C2N2O2H2), and cyanuric acid (C3N3O3H3), are polymeric with each other.
By Oddity Software
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Noting two isomeric substances which have the same percentage composition, but the molecular weight of one (therefore the number of atoms in the molecule) is a multiple of that of the other.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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