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A process of combining several molecules to form a polymer or polymeric compound
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polymerization
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chemistry English) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1866, from polymer + -ization .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polymerization \Pol`y*mer`i*za"tion\, n. (Chem.) The act or process of changing to a polymeric form; the condition resulting from such change.
Wikipedia
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In polymer chemistry , polymerization is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks. There are many forms of polymerization and different systems exist to categorize them.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound [syn: polymerisation ]
Usage examples of polymerization.
Her host rattled off the names of their machines with evident pride: coagulators, masticators, reducers, degassers, acetylators, and devices for hydrogenation and polymerization.
It allowed the polymerization of volatile reactive organics and the hydrolysis of prebiotic oligomers into biomolecules.
Results of cyanogen and nitrile polymerization, including imidazole, purines, pyrimidines.