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pol·y·mer·ize
(pŏl′ə-mə-rīz′, pə-lĭm′ə-)intr. & tr.v. pol·y·mer·ized, pol·y·mer·iz·ing, pol·y·mer·iz·es
To undergo or subject to polymerization.
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polymerize
(ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz; pəˈlɪmə-) orpolymerise
vb
(Chemistry) to react or cause to react to form a polymer
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polymerize
Past participle: polymerized
Gerund: polymerizing
| Imperative |
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| polymerize |
| polymerize |
| Present |
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| I polymerize |
| you polymerize |
| he/she/it polymerizes |
| we polymerize |
| you polymerize |
| they polymerize |
| Preterite |
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| I polymerized |
| you polymerized |
| he/she/it polymerized |
| we polymerized |
| you polymerized |
| they polymerized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am polymerizing |
| you are polymerizing |
| he/she/it is polymerizing |
| we are polymerizing |
| you are polymerizing |
| they are polymerizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have polymerized |
| you have polymerized |
| he/she/it has polymerized |
| we have polymerized |
| you have polymerized |
| they have polymerized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was polymerizing |
| you were polymerizing |
| he/she/it was polymerizing |
| we were polymerizing |
| you were polymerizing |
| they were polymerizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had polymerized |
| you had polymerized |
| he/she/it had polymerized |
| we had polymerized |
| you had polymerized |
| they had polymerized |
| Future |
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| I will polymerize |
| you will polymerize |
| he/she/it will polymerize |
| we will polymerize |
| you will polymerize |
| they will polymerize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have polymerized |
| you will have polymerized |
| he/she/it will have polymerized |
| we will have polymerized |
| you will have polymerized |
| they will have polymerized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be polymerizing |
| you will be polymerizing |
| he/she/it will be polymerizing |
| we will be polymerizing |
| you will be polymerizing |
| they will be polymerizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been polymerizing |
| you have been polymerizing |
| he/she/it has been polymerizing |
| we have been polymerizing |
| you have been polymerizing |
| they have been polymerizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been polymerizing |
| you will have been polymerizing |
| he/she/it will have been polymerizing |
| we will have been polymerizing |
| you will have been polymerizing |
| they will have been polymerizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been polymerizing |
| you had been polymerizing |
| he/she/it had been polymerizing |
| we had been polymerizing |
| you had been polymerizing |
| they had been polymerizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would polymerize |
| you would polymerize |
| he/she/it would polymerize |
| we would polymerize |
| you would polymerize |
| they would polymerize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have polymerized |
| you would have polymerized |
| he/she/it would have polymerized |
| we would have polymerized |
| you would have polymerized |
| they would have polymerized |
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Verb 1. polymerize - cause (a compound) to polymerize
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change integrity - change in physical make-up
2. polymerize - undergo polymerization
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change integrity - change in physical make-up
copolymerise, copolymerize - polymerize together; "the two substances copolymerized"
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