pəˌlimərə̇ˈzāshən, ˌpälə̇m-, ˌpälēm-, -ˌrīˈz- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary polymer + -ization
1.
a. : a chemical reaction in which two or more small molecules combine to form larger molecules that contain repeating structural units of the original molecules and that have the same percentage composition as the small molecules if the small ones were all of the same kind : the union of monomers to form polymers — see addition polymerization , condensation polymerization , copolymerization ; compare polycondensation
b. : the state of being polymerized
2. : association 7
3. : reduplication of parts in the animal body