What are polymers and are they the same thing as plastics?

Plastics are only one kind of polymer, a substance composed of very large chain-like molecules that consist of smaller, repeating chemical units.

Natural polymers include proteins, cellulose, diamonds, and quartz.

Besides plastics, man-made ones include concrete, glass, and paper.

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