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An example use of polymer in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… an early rubber-like polymer at the …”
Polymer is a type of chemical compound that is composed of many repeating units.
the word polymer occurs in english on average 2.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.