polymerize

[ puh-lim-uh-rahyz, pol-uh-muh- ]
/ pəˈlɪm əˌraɪz, ˈpɒl ə mə- /
Chemistry

verb (used with object), po·lym·er·ized, po·lym·er·iz·ing.

to subject to polymerization.

verb (used without object), po·lym·er·ized, po·lym·er·iz·ing.

to undergo polymerization.
Also especially British, po·lym·er·ise.

Origin of polymerize

First recorded in 1860–65; polymer + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM polymerize

un·po·lym·er·ized, adjective

Words nearby polymerize

polymerase, polymeria, polymeric, polymerism, polymerization, polymerize, polymerous, polymethyl methacrylate, polymorph, polymorphic function, polymorphic reticulosis

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British Dictionary definitions for polymerize

polymerize

polymerise

/ (ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz, pəˈlɪmə-) /

verb

to react or cause to react to form a polymer

Medical definitions for polymerize

polymerize
[ pŏl′ə-mə-rīz′, pə-lĭm′ə- ]

v.

To undergo or subject to polymerization.