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depolymerize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē′pə limə rīz′, dē polə mə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•po•lym•er•ize  (dē′pə limə rīz′, dē polə mə-),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryto break down (a polymer) into monomers.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] de′po•lymer•ise′. 
  • de- + polymerize 1890–95
de′po•lym′er•i•zation, n. 

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