"polymerize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒlɨməɹʌɪz/ [UK], /pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz/ [US], /ˈpɑləməˌɹaɪz/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polymerize.wav [Southern-England] Forms: polymerizes [present, singular, third-person], polymerizing [participle, present], polymerized [participle, past], polymerized [past]
Etymology: 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: 78 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'to convert a monomer to a polymer': 87 13
  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 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'to undergo polymerization': 17 83
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