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Where does “heteropolymeric” come from?

heteropolymeric (English) comes from English polymeric, from English polymer, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

heteropolymeric (English): Of or pertaining to a heteropolymer

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a heteropolymer

Ancestry of “heteropolymeric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolymericOf, relating to, or consisting of a polymer....
2EnglishpolymerA long or larger molecule consisting of a chain...
3Englishpoly-many; polymer
4Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
5Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
6Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
7Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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