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pentamerize

pentamerize verb: to polymerize to form a pentamer.

Verb

pentamerize (third-person singular simple present pentamerizes, present participle pentamerizing, simple past and past participle pentamerized)

  1. To polymerize to form a pentamer

Forms of pentamerize

third-person singular presentpentamerizes
present participlepentamerizing
past participlepentamerized
pastpentamerized

Origin of pentamerize

From pentamer + -ize.

Questions about pentamerize

What does pentamerize mean?
Pentamerize means to polymerize to form a pentamer.
What part of speech is pentamerize?
Pentamerize is a verb.
What is the past tense of pentamerize?
The past tense of pentamerize is pentamerized.

Words near pentamerize in the dictionary

  1. pentameride
  2. pentamerides
  3. pentamerids
  4. pentamerism
  5. pentamerization
  6. pentamerize
  7. pentamerized
  8. pentamerizes
  9. pentamerizing
  10. pentameroid
  11. pentameroids

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