POLYMERISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polymerisation mean? 

• POLYMERISATION (noun)
  The noun POLYMERISATION has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: POLYMERISATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYMERISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

polymerisation; polymerization

Hypernyms ("polymerisation" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Derivation:

polymerise (undergo polymerization)

polymerise (cause (a compound) to polymerize)