polymerization

English

Alternative forms

• polymerisation

Etymology

From polymerize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒl.ɪ.məɹ.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

polymerization (countable and uncountable, plural polymerizations)

1. (organic chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).

Antonyms

• depolymerization

Derived terms

• addition polymerization
• autopolymerization
• biopolymerization
• cyclopolymerization
• degree of polymerization
• electropolymerization
• emulsion polymerization
• geopolymerization
• heteropolymerization
• hyperpolymerization
• hypopolymerization
• organopolymerization
• photopolymerization
• postpolymerization
• repolymerization
• tribopolymerization

 

Related terms

• polymerize

Translations

process in which polymers are formed

• Czech: polymerizace f
• Dutch: polymerisatie (nl) f
• Finnish: polymerisaatio
• French: polymérisation (fr) f
• Indonesian: polimerisasi (id)
• Italian: polimerizzazione (it) f
• Japanese: 重合 (ja) (じゅうごう, jūgō)
• Malay: pempolimeran (ms)
• Maori: whakawaerautanga
• Polish: polimeryzacja (pl) f
• Romanian: polimerizare (ro) f
• Russian: полимериза́ция (ru) (polimerizácija)