Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "polymerize" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF POLYMERIZE

polymerize  [ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYMERIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polymerize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb polymerize in English.

WHAT DOES POLYMERIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polymerization

The process of converting a monomer or a mixture of monomers into a polymer. In polymer chemistry, polymerization is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks. There are many forms of polymerization and different systems exist to categorize them.

Definition of polymerize in the English dictionary

The definition of polymerize in the dictionary is to react or cause to react to form a polymer.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POLYMERIZE

PRESENT

Present
I polymerize
you polymerize
he/she/it polymerizes
we polymerize
you polymerize
they polymerize
Present continuous
I am polymerizing
you are polymerizing
he/she/it is polymerizing
we are polymerizing
you are polymerizing
they are polymerizing
Present perfect
I have polymerized
you have polymerized
he/she/it has polymerized
we have polymerized
you have polymerized
they have polymerized
Present perfect continuous
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I polymerized
you polymerized
he/she/it polymerized
we polymerized
you polymerized
they polymerized
Past continuous
I was polymerizing
you were polymerizing
he/she/it was polymerizing
we were polymerizing
you were polymerizing
they were polymerizing
Past perfect
I had polymerized
you had polymerized
he/she/it had polymerized
we had polymerized
you had polymerized
they had polymerized
Past perfect continuous
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will polymerize
you will polymerize
he/she/it will polymerize
we will polymerize
you will polymerize
they will polymerize
Future continuous
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
Future perfect
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 perfect continuous
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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would polymerize
you would polymerize
he/she/it would polymerize
we would polymerize
you would polymerize
they would polymerize
Conditional continuous
I would be polymerizing
you would be polymerizing
he/she/it would be polymerizing
we would be polymerizing
you would be polymerizing
they would be polymerizing
Conditional perfect
I would have polymerize
you would have polymerize
he/she/it would have polymerize
we would have polymerize
you would have polymerize
they would have polymerize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been polymerizing
you would have been polymerizing
he/she/it would have been polymerizing
we would have been polymerizing
you would have been polymerizing
they would have been polymerizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you polymerize
we let´s polymerize
you polymerize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to polymerize
Past participle
polymerized
Present Participle
polymerizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYMERIZE


copolymerise
kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
copolymerize
kəʊˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
depolymerise
diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
depolymerize
diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
dimerise
ˈdaɪməˌraɪz
dimerize
ˈdaɪməˌraɪz
euhemerise
juːˈhiːməˌraɪz
euhemerize
juːˈhiːməˌraɪz
glamorize
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
glamourise
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
glamourize
ˈɡlæməˌraɪz
isomerise
aɪˈsɒməˌraɪz
isomerize
aɪˈsɒməˌraɪz
marmarize
ˈmɑːməˌraɪz
memorise
ˈmeməˌraɪz
memorize
ˈmɛməˌraɪz
mesmerise
ˈmezməˌraɪz
mesmerize
ˈmɛzməˌraɪz
polymerise
ˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz
summarize
ˈsʌməˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYMERIZE

polymathic
polymathy
polymer
polymerase
polymeric
polymeride
polymerisation
polymerise
polymerism
polymerization
polymerous
polymery
polymorph
polymorphic
polymorphic function
polymorphically
polymorphism
polymorphonuclear
polymorphonuclear leucocyte
polymorphous

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYMERIZE

bacterize
bowdlerize
catheterize
cauterize
characterize
computerize
containerize
grangerize
mischaracterize
parameterize
posterize
prize
pulverize
rasterize
rubberize
slenderize
soberize
suberize
tenderize
weatherize
winterize

Synonyms and antonyms of polymerize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polymerize» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF POLYMERIZE

Find out the translation of polymerize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polymerize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polymerize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

聚合
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polimerizar
570 millions of speakers

English

polymerize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تتبلمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полимеризации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polimerizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polymerize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polymériser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polimer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polymerisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重合する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중합
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polimer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polymerize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polymerize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Polymerize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polimerleştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polimerizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polimeryzacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полімеризації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polimerizează
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυμερισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polimeriseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polymerisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polymer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polymerize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYMERIZE»

The term «polymerize» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.187 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
76
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «polymerize» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of polymerize
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «polymerize».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYMERIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polymerize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polymerize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polymerize

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYMERIZE»

Discover the use of polymerize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polymerize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety: Guides, ...
... strong bases and strong acids • Reacts violently with alkali metals causing fire and explosion hazard HYDROGEN CYANIDE • The gas mixes well with • The substance may polymerize due to heating above 1 84 °C or under the influence of ...
Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1998
2
Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Concise
Group 3 Transition Metals Examples for the polymerization of substituted acetylenes with “Group 3” transition metals are rather limited. Ziegler—Natta catalysts based on Group 3 transition metals polymerize acetylene and its derivatives.
Herman F. Mark, 2013
3
Handbook of Polymer Synthesis: Second Edition
3. Transition Metal Catalyzed Polymerization of Acrylonitrile Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta-type catalysts based on Gadolinium (GdfOCOCCl.^/ (/-Bu)3Al, Et2AlCl) can be used to polymerize polar monomers, including acrylonitrile [767].
Hans R. Kricheldorf, Oskar Nuyken, Graham Swift, 2004
4
Mechanism and Kinetics of Addition Polymerizations
Unsubstituted tetrahydrofuran does polymerize, probably -due to hydrogen repulsion. Substituted THFs do not polymerize under normal conditions. Similarly polymerization has not been observed with six-membered cyclic ethers which ...
M. Kucera, 1991
5
Pressure Relieving Systems for Marine Cargo Bulk Liquid ...
Ethyl acrylate was found to polymerize more rapidly than MMA under similar concentrations and conditions. As the rate of polymerization increases, the pressure also increases and the rate of vapor formation increases, thus requiring a larger ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Hazardous Materials, Advisory to the United States Coast Guard, 1973
6
Animal Physiology: Adaptation and Environment
Microfibril Triple helix Figure 10.5 The structure of a tendon is a hierarchy beginning with single collagen polypeptides that self- polymerize into a triple helix of collagen. Triple helices then polymerize to form microfibrils, and microfibrils ...
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, 1997
7
Wiley Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities
May polymerize explosively, especially in elevated temperatures, on contact with oxidizers, strong acids, caustics, sunlight. A strong reducing agent. Reacts violently with amines, 2-aminoethanol, ammonia, ethylene diamine, ethyleneimine, ...
Richard P. Pohanish, Stanley A. Greene, 2005
8
Handbook of Advanced Electronic and Photonic Materials and ...
While it is well known that the Shirakawa Ti(OBu)4/AlEt3 catalyst modification will polymerize imsubstituted acetylene, it does not work well for substituted alkynes. In 1981 Chien polymerized propyne (HC=C-Me) with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst, ...
Hari Singh Nalwa, 2000
9
Methods in Practical Laboratory Bacteriology
Gels will not polymerize. • There is insufficient degassing such that dissolved oxygen interferes with polymerization; degas for longer. • Solutions were incorrectly prepared; remake any recently prepared solutions that may have been made ...
Henrik Chart, 1994
10
Corporate Creativity
Until that moment, it had been thought that tetrafluoroethylene could not polymerize. However, Plunkett had demonstrated that not only does the gas polymerize, but it does so spontaneously. The reason turned out to be two factors that no one ...
Alan G. Robinson Sam Stern

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYMERIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polymerize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Driving myelination by actin disassembly
The point here is that the structure evident in the Samurai sword cross section didn't just passively polymerize out of thin air like a snowflake, ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Carbon 3D provides more information on their rapid 3D printing …
WITH REGARD TO the speed of printing 3D parts, being able to polymerize perhaps a whole layer by using one really-high-output UV source ... «Next Big Future, Jul 15»
3
[Report] A structure of the COPI coat and the role of coat proteins in …
Formation of a trafficking vesicle is driven by membrane coats that localize cargo and polymerize into cages to bend the membrane. Although ... «Military Technologies, Jul 15»
4
CREDIT: F. Wu
"We're also able to pour the FeCl3 solution directly into the pyrrole solution -- not drop by drop -- to force the pyrrole to polymerize into a 3-D ... «Nanotechnology News, Jun 15»
5
Public Release: 2-Jun-2015 An inexpensive rival to graphene …
"We're also able to pour the FeCl3 solution directly into the pyrrole solution -- not drop by drop -- to force the pyrrole to polymerize into a 3-D ... «EurekAlert, Jun 15»
6
Silicone microspheres show promise for medical imaging, targeted …
"Even if a stable emulsion is achieved, you run into even bigger problems when it is heated, which is necessary to polymerize into solid ... «BioOptics World, May 15»
7
New technique allows for production of drug-delivering silicone …
... and then applying heat to cause the droplets to polymerize into solid spheres. When that approach is attempted with silicone, however, the ... «Gizmag, May 15»
8
Chemists Utilize Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis to Make Tiny Silicone …
"Even if a stable emulsion is achieved, you run into even bigger problems when it is heated, which is necessary to polymerize into solid ... «AZoNano.com, May 15»
9
Tiny silicone spheres come out of the mist
"Even if a stable emulsion is achieved, you run into even bigger problems when it is heated, which is necessary to polymerize into solid ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
10
PKCα promotes the mesenchymal to amoeboid transition and …
This suspension of cells in collagen (500 μl) was loaded into a well of a 24-well plate, the gel was allowed to polymerize at 37°C for 30 min, ... «BMC Blogs Network, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Polymerize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polymerize>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z