Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polymerize

/pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: po-ly-mer-ize
IPA: /pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz/

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

(organic chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.

Transitive verb

verb

To undergo polymerization.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Non-polymerized lamins are dimers and they can polymerize to structures such as head to tail or by unparallel dimers which aggregate in tetramers and polymerize to thick fibers."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English polymerize From polymer + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz/
British English: /ˈpɒlɨməɹʌɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

polymerizes (present, singular) polymerizing (participle, present) polymerized (participle, past) polymerized (past)

Derived Forms

autopolymerize copolymerize copolymerized depolymerize electropolymerize electropolymerized heteropolymerize homopolymerize hyperpolymerize micropolymerize nonpolymerized overpolymerize

Synonyms

polymerise

Questions

How do you pronounce polymerize?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlɪ.mə.ɹaɪz/.
What does polymerize mean?: (organic chemistry) To convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.
Where does polymerize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros Ancient Greek μέρος (méros)lbor. English -mer English polymer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English polymerize From polymer + -ize.

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