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polymerize

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

verb (used with object)

polymerized, polymerizing.
  1. to subject to polymerization.


verb (used without object)

polymerized, polymerizing.
  1. to undergo polymerization.

polymerize

/ pəˈlɪmə-; ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz /

verb

  1. to react or cause to react to form a polymer
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of polymerize1

First recorded in 1860–65; polymer + -ize
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Example Sentences

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Last year a Mars rover discovered organic compounds, or substances that have been polymerized with carbon.

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They coated the cloth with two specialized monomers that were then polymerized.

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For one dispersion, the researchers coated the particles with the surfactant lauryl sulfate and polymerized acrylic acid, which together provide a negative charge in the neutral to alkaline pH range.

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Surrounding these strange tableaus are replicas of weathered cardboard, made from polymerized gypsum and cardboard, that lean on the gallery walls and seem to sigh alongside the ephemera that make up Magor’s clever arrangements.

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Seasoning is what happens when fats are heated to a certain point that causes them to polymerize, or reorganize into something resembling a plastic coating, and bond to the metal.

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