polymerise

Other spellings

• (US) polymerize

Word parts

polymer + -ise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɒlɨmərʌɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /pəˈlɪ.mə.raɪz/ or /ˈpɑləməˌraɪz/

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• Hyphenation: po‧ly‧mer‧ise

Verb

Plain form polymerise

Third-person singular polymerises

Past tense polymerised

Past participle polymerised

Present participle polymerising

1. (transitive) (chemistry) If something polymerises, it converts from a monomer to a polymer by polymerisation.

Related words

• polymer
• polymerisation/polymerization