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The process by which large molecules of artificial fibres are made from small simple molecules is called __.

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A polymer is a large molecule composed of many repeating subunits (monomers). Artificial fibres are polymers attained either naturally or synthetically. The process by which polymers are made from simple molecules (monomers) is called as polymerisation.


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