polymerize

verb po·ly·mer·ize \pə-ˈli-mə-ˌrīz, ˈpä-lə-mə-\

po·ly·mer·izedpo·ly·mer·iz·ing

Definition of POLYMERIZE

transitive verb

: to subject to polymerization

intransitive verb

: to undergo polymerization

1865

Medical Dictionary

verb po·ly·mer·ize

po·ly·mer·ized also British po·ly·mer·isedpo·ly·mer·iz·ing also British po·ly·mer·is·ing

transitive verb

: to subject to polymerization

intransitive verb

: to undergo polymerization

po·ly·mer·ize also British po·ly·mer·ise \pə-ˈlim-ə-ˌrīz, ˈpäl-ə-mə-\

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