DEPOLYMERIZE


Meaning of DEPOLYMERIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-pə-ˈli-mə-ˌrīz, -ˈpä-lə-mə- ]

verb

Date: circa 1909

transitive verb

: to decompose (macromolecules) into simpler compounds (as monomers)

intransitive verb

: to undergo decomposition into simpler compounds

• de·po·ly·mer·i·za·tion ˌdē-pə-ˌli-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən, (ˌ)dē-ˌpä-lə-mə-rə- noun

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