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Polymerize vs Depolymerize - What's the difference?

polymerize | depolymerize | Related terms |

Polymerize is a related term of depolymerize.


As verbs the difference between polymerize and depolymerize

is that polymerize is (chemistry) to convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization while depolymerize is (chemistry) to decompose a polymer into smaller fragments.

polymerize

English

Verb

(polymeriz)
  • (chemistry) to convert a monomer to a polymer by polymerization
  • (chemistry) to undergo polymerization

    • depolymerize

    English

    Verb

    (depolymeriz)
  • (chemistry) To decompose a polymer into smaller fragments

    • Related terms

    *depolymerizable *depolymerization *polymerize