Monomer
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A monomer is a single atom or molecule which is able to join with other monomers to make new substances called polymers.[1] The words come from the Greek language where mono means "one", poly means "many", and meros means "a part". A feature of monomers is that they have two carbon atoms which are joined, called a carbon double bond.[1] The double bond allows the monomer to make the long chains of polymers.[1] There are thousands of different monomers. Examples of monomers include monosaccharide which is simple sugar, glycerol, amino acid and nucleotide.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Polymers and Monomers". materialsworldmodules.org. 2002. http://www.materialsworldmodules.org/resources/polimarization/2-polymers+monomers.html#Part1. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ↑ "Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry". faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu. 2012 [last update]. http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20101/bio%20101%20lectures/biochemistry/biochemi.htm. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
