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Definition of polymerise - 3 dictionary results

po⋅lym⋅er⋅ize

  [puh-lim-uh-rahyz, pol-uh-muh-] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing. Chemistry
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–verb (used with object)
1. to subject to polymerization.
–verb (used without object)
2. to undergo polymerization.
Also, especially British, po⋅lym⋅er⋅ise.

Origin:
1860–65; polymer + -ize
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Main Entry: po·ly·mer·ize
Variant: also British po·ly·mer·ise /p&-'lim-&-"rIz, 'päl-&-m&-/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
transitive senses
: to subject to polymerization polymerize intransitive senses
: to undergo polymerization
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polymerize pol·y·mer·ize (pŏl'ə-mə-rīz', pə-lĭm'ə-)
v. pol·y·mer·ized, pol·y·mer·iz·ing, pol·y·mer·iz·es
To undergo or subject to polymerization.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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