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Polymerization vs Copolymerization - What's the difference?

polymerization | copolymerization |

As nouns the difference between polymerization and copolymerization

is that polymerization is the chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers) while copolymerization is the polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer.

polymerization

English

(wikipedia polymerization)

Alternative forms

* polymerisation

Noun

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

    • Antonyms

    * depolymerization

    Related terms

    * polymerize

    copolymerization

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer