Homodimerization is a derived term of homodimerize.

In chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between homodimerization and homodimerize

is that homodimerization is (chemistry) any reaction leading to the formation of a homodimer while homodimerize is (chemistry) to form a dimer from two identical monomers.

As a noun homodimerization

is (chemistry) any reaction leading to the formation of a homodimer.

As a verb homodimerize is

(chemistry) to form a dimer from two identical monomers.