depolymerize
[ dee-puh-lim-uh-rahyz, dee-pol-uh-muh- ]
/ ˌdi pəˈlɪm əˌraɪz, diˈpɒl ə mə- /
verb (used with object), de·po·lym·er·ized, de·po·lym·er·iz·ing. Chemistry.
to break down (a polymer) into monomers.
Also
especially British,
de·po·lym·er·ise.
Origin of depolymerize
First recorded in 1890–95;
de- +
polymerize
OTHER WORDS FROM depolymerize
de·po·lym·er·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby depolymerize
depolarizer,
depolarizing block,
depoliticize,
depollute,
depolymerase,
depolymerize,
depone,
deponent,
depopulate,
deport,
deportation
British Dictionary definitions for depolymerize
depolymerize
depolymerise
/ (diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz) /
verb
to break (a polymer) into constituent monomers or (of a polymer) to decompose in this way