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co·pol·y·mer·ize
(kō-pŏl′ə-mə-rīz′, kō′pə-lĭm′ə-)v. co·pol·y·mer·ized, co·pol·y·mer·iz·ing, co·pol·y·mer·iz·es
v.tr.
To polymerize (different monomers) together.
v.intr.
To react to form a copolymer.
co·pol′y·mer·i·za′tion (-mər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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copolymerize
(kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz) orcopolymerise
vb
(Chemistry) to react (two compounds) together to produce a copolymer
coˌpolymeriˈzation, coˌpolymeriˈsation n
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co•po•lym•er•ize
(ˌkoʊ pəˈlɪm əˌraɪz, koʊˈpɒl ə mə-)v.t., v.i. -ized, -iz•ing.
to subject to or undergo a change analogous to polymerization but with a union of two or more different monomers.
[1935–40]
co`po•lym`er•i•za′tion, n.
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copolymerize
Past participle: copolymerized
Gerund: copolymerizing
| Imperative |
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| copolymerize |
| copolymerize |
| Present |
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| I copolymerize |
| you copolymerize |
| he/she/it copolymerizes |
| we copolymerize |
| you copolymerize |
| they copolymerize |
| Preterite |
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| I copolymerized |
| you copolymerized |
| he/she/it copolymerized |
| we copolymerized |
| you copolymerized |
| they copolymerized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am copolymerizing |
| you are copolymerizing |
| he/she/it is copolymerizing |
| we are copolymerizing |
| you are copolymerizing |
| they are copolymerizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have copolymerized |
| you have copolymerized |
| he/she/it has copolymerized |
| we have copolymerized |
| you have copolymerized |
| they have copolymerized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was copolymerizing |
| you were copolymerizing |
| he/she/it was copolymerizing |
| we were copolymerizing |
| you were copolymerizing |
| they were copolymerizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had copolymerized |
| you had copolymerized |
| he/she/it had copolymerized |
| we had copolymerized |
| you had copolymerized |
| they had copolymerized |
| Future |
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| I will copolymerize |
| you will copolymerize |
| he/she/it will copolymerize |
| we will copolymerize |
| you will copolymerize |
| they will copolymerize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have copolymerized |
| you will have copolymerized |
| he/she/it will have copolymerized |
| we will have copolymerized |
| you will have copolymerized |
| they will have copolymerized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be copolymerizing |
| you will be copolymerizing |
| he/she/it will be copolymerizing |
| we will be copolymerizing |
| you will be copolymerizing |
| they will be copolymerizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been copolymerizing |
| you have been copolymerizing |
| he/she/it has been copolymerizing |
| we have been copolymerizing |
| you have been copolymerizing |
| they have been copolymerizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been copolymerizing |
| you will have been copolymerizing |
| he/she/it will have been copolymerizing |
| we will have been copolymerizing |
| you will have been copolymerizing |
| they will have been copolymerizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been copolymerizing |
| you had been copolymerizing |
| he/she/it had been copolymerizing |
| we had been copolymerizing |
| you had been copolymerizing |
| they had been copolymerizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would copolymerize |
| you would copolymerize |
| he/she/it would copolymerize |
| we would copolymerize |
| you would copolymerize |
| they would copolymerize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have copolymerized |
| you would have copolymerized |
| he/she/it would have copolymerized |
| we would have copolymerized |
| you would have copolymerized |
| they would have copolymerized |
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Verb 1. copolymerize - polymerize together; "the two substances copolymerized"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
polymerise, polymerize - undergo polymerization
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