Main Entry: de·po·ly·mer·ize

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-pə-ˈli-mə-ˌrīz, -ˈpä-lə-mə-\

Function: 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