polymerize

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English

Etymology

polymer +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: po‧ly‧mer‧ize

Verb

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

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