dimerize

[ dahy-muh-rahyz ]

verb (used with or without object),di·mer·ized, di·mer·iz·ing.Chemistry.
  1. to form (a dimer), as in polymerization.

Origin of dimerize

1
1850–55; back formation from dimerization;see dimer, -ize
  • Also especially British, di·mer·ise .

Other words from dimerize

  • di·mer·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby dimerize

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British Dictionary definitions for dimerize

dimerize

dimerise

/ (ˈdaɪməˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. to react or cause to react to form a dimer

Derived forms of dimerize

  • dimerization or dimerisation, noun

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