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polymerise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poly-merise
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of polymerize.

British usage

Etymology

c 1865, polymer + -ise

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

polymerises (present, singular) polymerising (participle, present) polymerised (participle, past) polymerised (past)

Derived Forms

depolymerise electropolymerise photopolymerise polymerisable polymerisation prepolymerised unpolymerised

Synonyms

polymerize

Questions

What does polymerise mean?
Alternative form of polymerize.
Where does polymerise come from?
c 1865, polymer + -ise

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