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Polymerize

Pol′y-mer-ize

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Verb.
T.
(Chem.)
To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde.

Pol′y-mer-ize

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Verb.
I.
(Chem.)
To change into another substance having the same atomic proportions, but a higher molecular weight; to undergo polymerization; thus, aldehyde polymerizes in forming paraldehyde.

Definition 2024


polymerize

polymerize

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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

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