Polymerization

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Polymerization \Pol`y*mer`i*za"tion\, n. (Chem.)
     The act or process of changing to a polymeric form; the
     condition resulting from such change.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  polymerization
       n : a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a
           polymer or polymeric compound [syn: {polymerisation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "polymerization":
     acetification, acidification, acidulation, alkalization,
     carbonation, catalysis, chemicalization, electrolysis, ferment,
     fermentation, hydrogenation, isomerism, metamerism, metamerization,
     nitration, oxidation, oxidization, phosphatization, polymerism,
     position isomerism, reduction, saturization, working