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copolymerize

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

verb (used with or without object)

, Chemistry.
, co·po·lym·er·ized, co·po·lym·er·iz·ing.
  1. to subject to or undergo a change analogous to polymerization but with a union of two or more different monomers.

copolymerize

/ kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz /

verb

  1. to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer

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Derived Forms

  • coˌpolymeriˈzation, noun

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Other Words From

  • copo·lymer·i·zation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of copolymerize1

First recorded in 1935–40; copolymer + -ize

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