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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All plastics are polymers, but I really don't think it's a commonly held view that all polymers are plastics

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah ok. That's probably true. I was under the impression that a polymer that is solid at room temperature is a plastic.