Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
POLYMERIZES
Verb
polymerizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of polymerize
Source: Wiktionary
POLYMERIZE
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
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MECHANISM
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