Addition polymer - polymers that are made by addition polymerization
Addition polymerization - a reaction in which monomer molecules join together repeatedly to form polymer molecules
Asbestos - naturally occuring silicate minerals
Carbohydrate - large biologcal molecules with mainly carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
Cellulose - large biologcal molecules with the general formula (C6H10O5)n
High density polythene - polythene that contains much longer polymer chains, does not have branching and is more closely packed
Low density polythene - polythene that contains short polymer chains with a considerable degree of branching and has an open structure
Man-made polymer - polymer that does not exist naturall in nature
Monomer - a compound whose molecules join together repeatedly to form polymer molecules
Natural polymer - polymer that exist naturally in nature
Perspex - polymer that formed by addition polymerization of methyl-2-methylpropenate
Plastic - a wide range of modable organic solid
Polymer - compounds that consist of very large molecules formed by joining together many small molecules repeatedly
Polymerization - the process of repeatedly joining together many small molecules to form very large molecules
Polypropene - polymer that formed by addition polymerization of propene
Polystyrene - polymer that formed by addition polymerization of styrene
Polyvinyl chloride - polymer that formed by addition polymerization of vinyl chloride
Protein - large biologcal molecules with long chains of amino acid
Rayon - manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber
Repeating unit - the smallest part of a polymer molecule, and the whole polymer structure can be obtained by repeating it
Sythetic polymer - man-made polymer that is made from small molecules of monomers
Thermoplastic - plastics that can be melted or softened by heat at relatively low temperatures