polymerize

American  

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

especially British, polymerise

verb (used with object)

polymerized, polymerizing

1. to subject to polymerization.

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verb (used without object)

polymerized, polymerizing

1. to undergo polymerization.

polymerize British  

/ pəˈlɪmə-, ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz /

verb

1. to react or cause to react to form a polymer

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Other Word Forms

• unpolymerized adjective

Etymology

Origin of polymerize

First recorded in 1860–65; polymer + -ize

Example Sentences

The solution that is not polymerized can then be rinsed away and the electrodes remain.

From Science Daily

And skip the cooking spray: It can polymerize, leaving behind a sticky residue.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last year a Mars rover discovered organic compounds, or substances that have been polymerized with carbon.

From Salon

They coated the cloth with two specialized monomers that were then polymerized.

From Science Daily

For one dispersion, the researchers coated the particles with the surfactant lauryl sulfate and polymerized acrylic acid, which together provide a negative charge in the neutral to alkaline pH range.

From Science Daily