👉 In linguistics, a polymer is a type of chemical compound that consists of two or more chains of identical monomers (substitutes) linked together. Monomers are typically organic compounds like sugars and amino acids, but they can also include other molecules such as water molecules. The term "polymer" refers to the continuous nature of these chains, which allows for their formation in different forms. A polymetachia is a type of polymer that is composed of two or more monomers linked