Recent Examples on the WebPolyolefins are produced by combining small chain links, or monomers, of ethylene or propylene, which are typically obtained from oil and natural gas.—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024 Acrylics are applied onto a buffed nail with a mix of powder and liquid monomer, shaped onto your nails with a brush, then air-dried.—Essence, 5 Sep. 2024 Stripped of dyes and other additives, these monomers can then be reconstituted into PET chips and melted and extruded to form new polyester fibers.—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 Others use a depolymerization process to break components down to the monomer level.—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for monomer
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