to react or cause to react to form a dimer
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di•mer•ize
(dī′mə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.i., v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. [Chem.]
di′mer•i•za′tion, n.
- Chemistryto form (a dimer), as in polymerization.
- 1850–55; back formation from dimerization; see dimer, -ize
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