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Discover LudwigThe phrase "degree of polymerization" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is most commonly used in the fields of chemistry and materials science, referring to the number of monomer units in a polymer chain. Example: The degree of polymerization of this plastic is quite high, making it very strong and durable.
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degree of polymerization
noun
The number of monomeric units in a macromolecule or polymer or oligomer molecule.
Exact(60)
and related to the degree of polymerization.
The degree of polymerization was determined by 13C NMR.
During the slag-steel reaction process, the degree of polymerization decreases first and then increases.
For insoluble polysaccharide substrates, coulombic efficiency decreased as the degree of polymerization increased.
The final molecular weight is defined by the [monomer]0/[initiator]0 ratio (degree of polymerization).
During the size preparation and desizing process, the degree of polymerization of the starch is reduced.
Degradation rate could be adjusted by controlling the composition and the degree of polymerization of oligoester.
The bleached cellulose possesses moderate degree of polymerization (549), and contains no detectable acid-insoluble lignin.
With Raman spectroscopy, the degree of polymerization (DP) was evaluated by the Q3/Q2 ratio.
The xylooligomers also showed a degree of polymerization ranging from 2 to 25.
High-performance inulin is manufactured to remove the shorter chain molecules so that it has an average degree of polymerization of 25 (Niness, 1999).
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