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depolymerize

[ dee-puh-lim-uh-rahyz, dee-pol-uh-muh- ]

verb (used with object)

, Chemistry.
, de·po·lym·er·ized, de·po·lym·er·iz·ing.
  1. to break down (a polymer ) into monomers.

depolymerize

/ diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz /

verb

  1. to break (a polymer) into constituent monomers or (of a polymer) to decompose in this way

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Derived Forms

  • deˌpolymeriˈzation, noun

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Other Words From

  • depo·lymer·i·zation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of depolymerize1

First recorded in 1890–95; de- + polymerize

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