polymerisation

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

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Meanings

nounpolymerisation (countable and uncountable, plural polymerisations)

plural polymerisations

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountablechemistryAlternative spelling of polymerization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound

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chemical processchemical changechemical action
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

c 1870 polymerise + -ation

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APA

polymerisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymerisation

MLA

“polymerisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymerisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymerisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymerisation.

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