polymerize

[ puh-lim-uh-rahyz, pol-uh-muh- ]
/ pəˈlɪm əˌraɪz, ˈpɒl ə mə- /
Chemistry

verb (used with object), po·lym·er·ized, po·lym·er·iz·ing.

to subject to polymerization.

verb (used without object), po·lym·er·ized, po·lym·er·iz·ing.

to undergo polymerization.

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Also especially British, po·lym·er·ise.

Origin of polymerize

First recorded in 1860–65; polymer + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM polymerize

un·po·lym·er·ized, adjective

Words nearby polymerize

polymerase, polymeria, polymeric, polymerism, polymerization, polymerize, polymerous, polymethyl methacrylate, polymorph, polymorphic function, polymorphic reticulosis
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British Dictionary definitions for polymerize

polymerize

polymerise

/ (ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz, pəˈlɪmə-) /

verb

to react or cause to react to form a polymer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for polymerize

polymerize
[ pŏl′ə-mə-rīz′, pə-lĭm′ə- ]

v.

To undergo or subject to polymerization.
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