Polymerize
//pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 (organic chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization. transitive
- 2 undergo polymerization wordnet
- 3 To undergo polymerization. intransitive
"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."
- 4 cause (a compound) to polymerize wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From polymer + -ize.
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