the act or process of forming a polymer or copolymer, esp a chemical reaction in which a polymer is formed
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po•lym•er•i•za•tion
(pə lim′ər ə zā′shən, pol′ə mər-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
- Chemistrythe act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- Chemistrythe combination of many like or unlike molecules to form a more complex product of higher molecular weight, with elimination of water, alcohol, or the like (condensation polymerization,) or without such elimination (addition polymerization.)
- Chemistrythe conversion of one compound into another by such a process.
- polymerize + -ation 1875–80
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'polymerization' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acrylic fiber
- addition polymerization
- ascaridole
- benzoyl peroxide
- butyl
- cadaverine
- condensation polymerization
- copolymerize
- coumarone resin
- diborane
- dicyandiamide
- dimerize
- epoxy
- isoprene
- liver
- lutetium
- neoprene
- paraldehyde
- photopolymerization
- polymer
- polymerize
- polyolefin
- polyvinyl
- polyvinyl chloride
- polyvinyl resin
- resin
- synthetic rubber
- vinyl
- vinyl polymer
- vinylidene resin