Autopolymerisation
//ˌɔ.toʊˌpɑl.ɪ.mɚ.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A chemical reaction in which a monomer undergoes polymerisation spontaneously, often due to environmental factors such as heat, light, or inherent instability. countable, uncountable
"The fats remain, to be altered by heat and pressured into hydrocarbons, whose boiling points lie below 300°; and these later undergo a partial autopolymerization into denser forms."
- 2 The process by which an autopolymer hardens. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"The fats remain, to be altered by heat and pressured into hydrocarbons, whose boiling points lie below 300°; and these later undergo a partial autopolymerization into denser forms."
Etymology
From auto- + polymerisation.
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