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polymerisation

polymerisation is the alternative spelling of polymerization.

Meaning of polymerization

Noun

polymerization (countable and uncountable, plural polymerizations)

  1. The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).

Forms of polymerisation

pluralpolymerisations

Origin of polymerisation

c 1870 polymerise + -ation

Words formed from polymerisation

Phrases with polymerisation

Questions about polymerisation

What is polymerisation the alternative spelling of?
Polymerisation is the alternative spelling of polymerization.

Words near polymerisation in the dictionary

  1. polymeride
  2. polymerides
  3. polymerids
  4. polymerin
  5. polymerisable
  6. polymerisation
  7. polymerisations
  8. polymerise
  9. polymerised
  10. polymerises
  11. polymerising

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polymerisation (page history and authors); polymerization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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