polymerize

English

Etymology

polymer +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒlɨməɹʌɪz/
(US) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz/, IPA^(key): /ˈpɑləməˌɹaɪz/
Hyphenation: po‧ly‧mer‧ize

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

Danish: polymere, polymerisere
Finnish: polymeroida
French: polymériser (fr)

Maori: whakawaerau
Romanian: polimeriza (ro)
Spanish: polimerizar

to undergo polymerization

Finnish: polymeroitua

Romanian: polimeriza (ro)