a chemical compound composed of three additional chemical compounds
terpolymer in American English
(tərˈpɑləmər)
noun
Chemistry
a polymer consisting of three different monomers, as ABS resin
Word origin
[1945–50; ter- + polymer]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fail-safe, on-line, regression analysis, shootout, spin-off
Examples of 'terpolymer' in a sentence
terpolymer
The physico-chemical parameters have been evaluated for the terpolymer resin.
Deepti B. Patle, Wasudeo B. Gurnule 2016, 'An eco-friendly synthesis, characterization, morphology and ion exchange propertiesof terpolymer resin derived from p-hydroxybenzaldehyde', Arabian Journal of Chemistryhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535211001961. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two types of coatings (styrene-acrylic coating and terpolymer coating) were compared.
Hongxia Wan, Dongdong Song, Xiaogang Li, Dawei Zhang, Jin Gao, Cuiwei Du 2017, 'Failure Mechanisms of the Coating/Metal Interface in Waterborne Coatings: The Effectof Bonding', Materialshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/4/397. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Terpolymer raspberry vesicles contain domains of different chemical affinities.
Yingying Guo, Luca di Mare, Robert K. Y. Li, Janet S. S. Wong 2017, 'Structure of Amphiphilic Terpolymer Raspberry Vesicles', Polymershttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/7/275. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The synthesized terpolymer resins have been characterized by different physico-chemical techniques.
Rajesh N. Singru, Anil B. Zade, Wasudeo B. Gurnule 2009, 'Thermoanalytical Study and Kinetics of New 8-Hydroxyquinoline 5-sulphonic Acid-Oxamide-FormaldehydeTerpolymer Resins', E-Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/612054. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This water-soluble terpolymer has potential for applications in enhanced oil recovery, but the associated terpolymerization kinetic characteristics are largely unstudied.
Alison J. Scott, Niousha Kazemi, Alexander Penlidis 2017, 'AMPS/AAm/AAc Terpolymerization: Experimental Verification of the EVM Framework forTernary Reactivity Ratio Estimation', Processeshttp://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/5/1/9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Domain size was found to decrease with the increasing concentration of the terpolymer at higher shear rates.
Vidhya Nagarajan, Amar K. Mohanty, Manjusri Misra 2016, 'Reactive compatibilization of poly trimethylene terephthalate (PTT) and polylacticacid (PLA) using terpolymer: Factorial design optimization of mechanical properties',Materials & Designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127516310851. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)