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polymerize

English

Etymology

polymer +? -ize

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p?l?m????z/
  • (US) IPA(key): /p??l?.m?.?a?z/, IPA(key): /?p?l?m???a?z/
  • Hyphenation: po?ly?mer?ize

Verb

polymerize (third-person singular simple present polymerizes, present participle polymerizing, simple past and past participle polymerized)

  1. (transitive, chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.
  2. (intransitive, chemistry) To undergo polymerization.

Derived terms

Translations

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depolymerize

English

Etymology

de- +? polymerize

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di??p?l?m??a?z/

Verb

depolymerize (third-person singular simple present depolymerizes, present participle depolymerizing, simple past and past participle depolymerized)

  1. (chemistry) To decompose a polymer into smaller fragments.

Related terms

  • depolymerizable
  • depolymerization
  • polymerize

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