copolymerize

verb

co·​po·​ly·​mer·​ize (¦)kō-pə-¦li-mə-ˌrīz  -¦pä-lə-mə- 

: to polymerize together

—used of two or more polymerizing substances that together form complex molecules usually of high molecular weight (as plastics and synthetic rubber)

Word History

Etymology

co- + polymerize

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