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Diagram showing common functional groups in monomers-amine, carboxylic acid, alcohol, and isocyanate-at the top, and their resulting polymer linkages-amide, ester, and carbamate (urethane)-at the bottom, with color-coded chemical structures and connecting lines illustrating how monomers combine during polymerization.

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hydroxyl group carbonyl group carboxyl group formyl group ethyl group nitro group azo group alkyl group aldehydo group methylene group Protein Hormone Lipid carboxylic acid hydrocarbon Carbohydrate heterocyclic compound Nucleic acid organosulfur compound Steroid

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