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Polymerize
Pol′y-mer-ize
,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
,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
English
Verb
polymerize (third-person singular simple present polymerizes, present participle polymerizing, simple past and past participle polymerized)
- (transitive, chemistry) to convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization
- (intransitive, chemistry) to undergo polymerization
Translations
to convert a monomer to a polymer
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to undergo polymerization
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