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depolymerize

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de⋅po⋅lym⋅er⋅ize

  [dee-puh-lim-uh-rahyz, dee-pol-uh-muh-]
Use depolymerize in a Sentence
–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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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