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dimerize

[dahy-muh-rahyz]
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verb (used with or without object), di·mer·ized, di·mer·iz·ing. Chemistry.
  1. 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
Related formsdi·mer·i·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for dimerize

dimerize

dimerise

verb
  1. to react or cause to react to form a dimer
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Derived Formsdimerization or dimerisation, noun
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