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autopolymerizations

autopolymerizations is the plural of autopolymerization.

Meaning of autopolymerization

Noun

autopolymerization (countable and uncountable, plural autopolymerizations)

  1. A chemical reaction in which a monomer undergoes polymerization spontaneously, often due to environmental factors such as heat, light, or inherent instability.
    • It is usually necessary to protect the purified monomers from autopolymerization in storage. The inhibitor used for this purpose is removed by distillation or washing.1974 March, Development Document for Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Resins Segment of the Plastics and Synthetic Materials Manufacturing Point...
  2. The process by which an autopolymer hardens.

Questions about autopolymerizations

What is autopolymerizations the plural of?
Autopolymerizations is the plural of autopolymerization.

Words near autopolymerizations in the dictionary

  1. autopolarity
  2. autopolymer
  3. autopolymerisation
  4. autopolymerisations
  5. autopolymerization
  6. autopolymerizations
  7. autopolymerize
  8. autopolymerized
  9. autopolymerizes
  10. autopolymerizing
  11. autopolymers

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