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copolymer
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copolymer /co·poly·mer/ (ko-pol´ĭ-mer) a polymer containing monomers of more than one kind.
co·pol·y·mer (k-pl-mr)
n.
A polymer of two or more different monomers.

copolymer
[kōpol′əmər]
Etymology: L, co-, together or with + Gk, polys, many + meros, parts
a polymer containing monomers of more than one kind.

copolymer [ko-pol´ĭ-mer]
a polymer containing monomers of more than one kind.

copolymer (kōpäl´imur),
n a polymerization of two or more monomers that have slightly different chemical formulas. Used in dentistry to impart certain desirable physical properties such as flow.


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n-X (4), wherein each A independently is a polymer block of an aromatic vinyl compound, I is a poly(isoprene) polymer block, (I/B) is a mixed random polymer block of isoprene and butadiene in a weight ratio I:B of from about 20:80 to about 80:20, n is an integer equal to or greater than 2 and X is the residue of a coupling agent, and wherein the weight ratio between said block copolymers (i)(a) and (i)(b) is such that the overall butadiene content in component (i) is less than 20 wt.
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