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dimerize

[ dahy-muh-rahyz ]
/ ˈdaɪ məˌraɪz /
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verb (used with or without object), di·mer·ized, di·mer·iz·ing.Chemistry.
to form (a dimer), as in polymerization.
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Also especially British, di·mer·ise .

Origin of dimerize

1850–55; back formation from dimerization;see dimer, -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM dimerize

di·mer·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby dimerize

dimensionless number, dimension lumber, dimension stone, dimer, dimercaprol, dimerize, dimerous, dime store, Dimetane, dimeter, dimethoate
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British Dictionary definitions for dimerize

dimerize

dimerise

/ (ˈdaɪməˌraɪz) /
verb
to react or cause to react to form a dimer

Derived forms of dimerize

dimerization or dimerisation, noun
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