As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.