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depolymerize

American  
[dee-puh-lim-uh-rahyz, dee-pol-uh-muh-] / ˌdi pəˈlɪm əˌraɪz, diˈpɒl ə mə- /
especially British, depolymerise

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
depolymerized, depolymerizing

  1. to break down (apolymer ) into monomers.

depolymerize British  
/ diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz /

verb

  1. to break (a polymer) into constituent monomers or (of a polymer) to decompose in this way

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Other Word Forms

  • depolymerization noun

Etymology

Origin of depolymerize

First recorded in 1890–95; de- + polymerize

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