depolymerize
de·po·ly·mer·ize
verbde·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-\
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