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Vinony

polymerize

verb

  1. to convert into a polymer
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒlɨməɹʌɪz/ / /pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz/ / /ˈpɑləməˌɹaɪz/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English polymer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English polymerize From polymer + -ize.

  1. (organic chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.
  2. To undergo polymerization.

    “Non-polymerized lamins are dimers and they can polymerize to structures such as head to tail or by unparallel dimers which aggregate in tetramers and polymerize to thick fibers.”