polymerization

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˌlɪməraɪˈzeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə lim′ər ə zā′shən, pol′ə mər-)

po•lym•er•i•za•tion (pə lim′ər ə zā′shən, pol′ə mər-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]

Chemistrythe act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
Chemistrythe combination of many like or unlike molecules to form a more complex product of higher molecular weight, with elimination of water, alcohol, or the like (condensation polymerization,) or without such elimination (addition polymerization.)
Chemistrythe conversion of one compound into another by such a process.

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polymerization, polymerisation /pəˌlɪməraɪˈzeɪʃən; ˌpɒlɪməraɪ-/ n

the act or process of forming a polymer or copolymer, esp a chemical reaction in which a polymer is formed

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