"polymerize" meaning in All languages combined

See polymerize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒlɨməɹʌɪz/ [UK], /pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz/ [US], /ˈpɑləməˌɹaɪz/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polymerize.wav Forms: polymerizes [present, singular, third-person], polymerizing [participle, present], polymerized [participle, past], polymerized [past]
Etymology: From polymer + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|polymer|ize}} polymer + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} polymerize (third-person singular simple present polymerizes, present participle polymerizing, simple past and past participle polymerized)
  1. (transitive) (organic chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Polymer Translations (to convert a monomer to a polymer): polimeritzar (Catalan), polymere (Danish), polymerisere (Danish), polymeroida (Finnish), polymériser (French), polimerizál (Hungarian), whakawaerau (Maori), polimeriza (Romanian), polimerizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-polymerize-en-verb-D0qfA3Ft Disambiguation of Polymer: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'to convert a monomer to a polymer': 91 9
  2. (intransitive, chemistry) To undergo polymerization. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (to undergo polymerization): polymeroitua (Finnish), polimerizálódik (Hungarian), whakawaerau (Maori), polimeriza (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-polymerize-en-verb-DJIbDZ9M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'to undergo polymerization': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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