"polymerization" meaning in English

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        "The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers)."
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        "(organic chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers)."
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "word": "polymerisaatio"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "polymérisation"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "word": "polimerisasi"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "polimerizzazione"
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      "alt": "じゅうごう",
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      "roman": "jūgō",
      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "word": "重合"
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      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "word": "pempolimeran"
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "word": "whakawaerautanga"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "polimerizare"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "polimerizácija",
      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "word": "полимериза́ция"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "process in which polymers are formed",
      "word": "polimerización"
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