Addition polymerization
see under (def 2).
the act or process of forming a polymer or compound.
the 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)
the conversion of one compound into another by such a process.
noun
the act or process of forming a polymer or copolymer, esp a chemical reaction in which a polymer is formed
n.
1866, from polymer + -ization.
polymerization po·lym·er·i·za·tion (pə-lĭm’ər-ĭ-zā’shən, pŏl’ə-mər-)
n.
the bonding of two or more monomers to form a polymer.
a chemical process that effects this bonding.
Read Also:
- Addition reaction
a reaction in which part of a compound is added to one end of a double or triple bond, while the rest adds to the other end, converting it, respectively, to a single or double bond.
- Additional member system
noun a system of voting in which people vote separately for the candidate and the party of their choice. parties are allocated extra seats if the number of const-tuencies they win does not reflect their overall share of the vote see also proportional representation
- Additionality
noun (in britain) the principle that money raised by the national lottery should only be spent on projects that would not otherwise be funded by government spending (in the european union) the principle that the eu contributes to the funding of a project in a member country provided that the member country also contributes
- Additionally
; more; supplementary: additional information. contemporary examples additionally, if inflation happened, it was so early on that we can only ever see indirect evidence for it. the big buzz in sp-ce news is something called “inflation.” what exactly is it? matthew r. francis march 29, 2014 additionally, early clinical trials have indicated that the drug […]
- Additive
something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint. nutrition. also called food additive. a substance directly to food during processing, as for preservation, coloring, or stabilization. something that becomes part of food or affects it as a […]