depolymerise

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de⋅po⋅lym⋅er⋅ize

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

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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing. Chemistry.

to break down (a polymer) into monomers.

Also, especially British, de⋅po⋅lym⋅er⋅ise.

Origin:
1890–95; de- + polymerize

Related forms:

de⋅po⋅lym⋅er⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun

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Main Entry: de·po·ly·mer·ize
Variant: or British de·po·ly·mer·ise /(')dE-p&-'lim-&-"rIz,-'päl-&-m&-/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
Function: transitive verb
: to decompose (macromolecules) into relatively simple compounds (as monomers) <depolymerized nucleic acids> depolymerizeintransitive senses
: to undergo decomposition into simpler compounds —de·po·ly·mer·iza·tion or British de·po·ly·mer·isa·tion /"dE-p&-"lim-&-r&-'zA-sh&n, (")dE-"päl-&-m&-r&-/ noun

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