- copolymerizing
- copolymerize (Amer.) v. polymerize together (also copolymerise)
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industrial polymers, major — Introduction chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… … Universalium
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butyl rubber — noun Date: 1940 any of a class of synthetic rubbers that are made by copolymerizing isobutylene with a small amount usually of isoprene at low temperature … New Collegiate Dictionary
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copolymerization — [kō΄pə lim΄ər ə zā′shən, kō päl΄ə mʉr΄əzā′shən] n. a process resembling polymerization, in which unlike molecules unite in alternate or random sequences in a chain copolymerize [kō΄pə lim΄ər īz΄] vt., vi. copolymerized, copolymerizing * * * See… … Universalium
Buna — /booh neuh, byooh /, Trademark. a brand of synthetic rubber made by polymerizing or copolymerizing butadiene with another material, as acrylonitrile, styrene, or sodium. * * * … Universalium
copolymerize — copolymerization, n. /koh peuh lim euh ruyz , koh pol euh meuh /, v.t., v.i., copolymerized, copolymerizing. Chem. to subject to or undergo a change analogous to polymerization but with a union of two or more different monomers. Also, esp. Brit … Universalium
Perbunan — /perr byooh neuhn/, Trademark. a brand of synthetic rubber made by copolymerizing acrylonitrile with butadiene. * * * … Universalium
Mylar — [ mʌɪlα:] noun trademark a form of polyester resin made by copolymerizing ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid and used to make heat resistant plastic films and sheets. Origin 1950s: an arbitrary formation … English new terms dictionary
