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English
Etymology
From polymer + -ize.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɨməɹʌɪz/
- (US) IPA(key): /pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz/, /ˈpɑləməˌɹaɪz/
- Hyphenation: po‧ly‧mer‧ize
Verb
polymerize (third-person singular simple present polymerizes, present participle polymerizing, simple past and past participle polymerized)
- (transitive) (organic chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.
- (intransitive, chemistry) To undergo polymerization.
2015 March 25, Anna Skoczyńska et al., “New look at the role of progerin in skin aging”, in Przegla̜d Menopauzalny = Menopause Review, volume 14, →DOI:Non-polymerized lamins are dimers and they can polymerize to structures such as head to tail or by unparallel dimers which aggregate in tetramers and polymerize to thick fibers.
Derived terms
Translations
to convert a monomer to a polymer
to undergo polymerization