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      polymerize
      verb
      undergo polymerization
      cause (a compound) to polymerize
      Roots
      polyspoly- · Greek · manymerosmer- · Greek · partizein-ize · Greek · to make into
      Synonyms for polymerize
      hydroxylatevisomerizevhydrogenatev
      Words related to polymerize
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      Where does polymerize come from?

      The word polymerize breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); mer, from Greek meros (“part”); and -ize, from Greek izein (“to make into”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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