From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Polymer \Pol"y*mer\, noun [See {Polymeric}.] (Chem.) Any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by chemical polymerization. [Formerly also written polymere.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "polymer": acid, acidity, adhesive, agent, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, anion, antacid, atom, base, biochemical, cast plastic, cation, cellulose plastic, chemical, chemical element, chromoisomer, compound, copolymer, dimer, element, extruded plastic, heavy chemicals, high polymer, homopolymer, hydracid, inorganic chemical, ion, isomer, laminate, macromolecule, metamer, molded plastic, molding compounds, molecule, monomer, neutralizer, nonacid, organic chemical, oxyacid, plastic, protein plastic, pseudoisomer, radical, reagent, resin plastic, sulfacid, synthetic, synthetic fabric, synthetic rubber, thermoplastic, thermosetting plastic, trimer
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