polymerize, polymerise
(verb) undergo polymerization
polymerize, polymerise
(verb) cause (a compound) to polymerize
Source: WordNet® 3.1
polymerize (third-person singular simple present polymerizes, present participle polymerizing, simple past and past participle polymerized)
(transitive, chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.
(intransitive, chemistry) To undergo polymerization.
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"y*mer*ize, v. t. (Chem.)
Definition: To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde.
Pol"y*mer*ize, v. i. (Chem.)
Definition: To change into another substance having the same atomic proportions, but a higher molecular weight; to undergo polymerization; thus, aldehyde polymerizes in forming paraldehyde.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
