dimerize

[ dahy-muh-rahyz ]
/ ˈdaɪ məˌraɪz /

verb (used with or without object), di·mer·ized, di·mer·iz·ing. Chemistry.

to form (a dimer), as in polymerization.
Also especially British, di·mer·ise.

Origin of dimerize

1850–55; back formation from dimerization; see dimer, -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM dimerize

di·mer·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby dimerize

dimension stone, dimensional analysis, dimensionless number, dimer, dimercaprol, dimerize, dimerous, dimeter, dimethoate, dimethoxymethane, dimethyl

British Dictionary definitions for dimerize

dimerize

dimerise

/ (ˈdaɪməˌraɪz) /

verb

to react or cause to react to form a dimer

Derived forms of dimerize

dimerization or dimerisation, noun