copolymerize

[ koh-puh-lim-uh-rahyz, koh-pol-uh-muh- ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Chemistry.

, co·po·lym·er·ized, co·po·lym·er·iz·ing.

1. to subject to or undergo a change analogous to polymerization but with a union of two or more different monomers.

copolymerize

/ kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz /

verb

1. to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer

Derived Forms

• coˌpolymeriˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• copo·lymer·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of copolymerize¹

First recorded in 1935–40; copolymer + -ize