Main Entry: po·ly·mer·i·za·tion

Pronunciation: \pə-ˌli-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən, ˌpä-lə-mə-rə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1872

1 : a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form larger molecules that contain repeating structural units — compare association 5
2 : reduplication of parts in an organism