polymerize : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: polymerize	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for polymerize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polymerize v cause (a compound) to polymerize [syn: polymerize, polymerise] undergo polymerization Synonym(s): polymerize, polymerise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polymerize \Pol"ymerize\, v. t. (Chem.) To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polymerize \Pol"ymerize\, v. i. (Chem.) To change into another substance having the same atomic proportions, but a higher molecular weight; to undergo polymerization; thus, aldehyde polymerizes in forming paraldehyde.