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Concept information
Preferred term
polymerization
Type
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Topic
Definition
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A chemical reaction in which the molecules of a monomer are linked together to form large molecules whose molecular weight is a multiple of that of the original substance. When two or more different monomers are involved, the process is called copolymerization.
Broader concept
Synonyms
- polymerisation
- polymerising
- polymerizing
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/24680
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