Polymer vs. Ceramic

Polymernoun

(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.

Polymernoun

A material consisting of such polymer molecules.

Polymernoun

Any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by chemical polymerization.

Polymernoun

a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

Polymer

A polymer (; Greek poly-, + -mer, ) is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules, or macromolecules, composed of many repeating subunits. Due to their broad spectrum of properties, both synthetic and natural polymers play essential and ubiquitous roles in everyday life.

Ceramicadjective

Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.

Ceramicnoun

(uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material.

Ceramicnoun

(countable) An object made of this material

Ceramicadjective

Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.

Ceramicnoun

an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

Ceramicadjective

of or relating to or made from a ceramic;

Ceramicadjective

made of clay and permanently hardened by heat

Ceramicadjective

relating to ceramic articles

Ceramicnoun

pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat

Ceramicnoun

the art of making ceramic articles.

Ceramicnoun

the material from which ceramics are made

Ceramicnoun

any non-metallic solid which remains hard when heated.

Ceramic

A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, and brick.