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depolymerization

/diˌpɑliməɹɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
de-poly-mer-iza-tion
IPA
/diˌpɑliməɹɪˈzeɪʃən/
33
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments

Etymology

Etymology tree English depolymerize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English depolymerization From depolymerize + -ation.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /diˌpɑliməɹɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • British English: /diːˌpɒl.ɪ.mə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Inflected Forms

depolymerizations (plural) depolymerisation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

depolymerize

Antonyms

polymerization

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce depolymerization?
The recorded pronunciation is /diˌpɑliməɹɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does depolymerization mean?
The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
Where does depolymerization come from?
Etymology tree English depolymerize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English depolymerization From depolymerize + -ation.

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