This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
polymerize
[ puh-lim-uh-rahyz, pol-uh-muh- ]
/ pəˈlɪm əˌraɪz, ˈpɒl ə mə- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
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.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Also especially British, po·lym·er·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM polymerize
un·po·lym·er·ized, adjectiveWords nearby polymerize
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use polymerize in a sentence
A drawback particularly associated with ethylene 45 oxide is its tendency to polymerize during storage.
U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive|Bertram O. StullLeft alone in a fuel air explosive weapon or other container, ethylene oxide tends to self polymerize.
U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive|Bertram O. Stull
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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.