polymerize

Other spellings

• (UK) polymerise

Word parts

polymer + -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɒlɨmərʌɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /pəˈlɪ.mə.raɪz/ or /ˈpɑləməˌraɪz/

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• Hyphenation: po‧ly‧mer‧ize

Verb

Plain form polymerize

Third-person singular polymerizes

Past tense polymerized

Past participle polymerized

Present participle polymerizing

1. (transitive) (chemistry) If something polymerizes, it converts from a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.

Related words

• polymer
• polymerization/polymerisation