depolymerize

de·po·ly·mer·ize

verb

de·po·ly·mer·ized or British de·po·ly·mer·isedde·po·ly·mer·iz·ing or British de·po·ly·mer·is·ing

Definition of DEPOLYMERIZE

transitive verb

: to decompose (macromolecules) into relatively simple compounds (as monomers) <depolymerized nucleic acids>

intransitive verb

: to undergo decomposition into simpler compounds

—de·po·ly·mer·iza·tion or British de·po·ly·mer·isa·tion \ˌdē-pə-ˌlim-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən, (ˌ)dē-ˌpäl-ə-mə-rə-\ noun

Variants of DEPOLYMERIZE

de·po·ly·mer·ize or British de·po·ly·mer·ise \(ˈ)dē-pə-ˈlim-ə-ˌrīz, -ˈpäl-ə-mə-\