| Question | Answer |
| Monomer | Building blocks that are repeated in the polymer chain |
| Oligomer | Short chains built up of a number of monomer repeat units |
| Polymer | Large molecule constructed from many monomers |
| Monomer residue | Repeat unit (same as monomer but some atoms may be eliminated) |
| Mer unit | Another term for a monomer |
| Funtionality | Number of bonding sites |
| End group | Group that terminates a polymer chain |
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