polymerization
/puh-lim-er-uh-zey-shuhn, pol-uh-mer-/US // pəˌlɪm ər əˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌpɒl ə mər- //UK // (pəˌlɪməraɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌpɒlɪməraɪ-) //
聚合,聚合作用,聚合作用,聚合反应
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry.
- : the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
- : the combination of many like or unlike molecules to form a more complex product of higher molecular weight, with elimination of water, alcohol, or the like , or without such elimination .
- : the conversion of one compound into another by such a process.
Examples
Hyman and his colleagues have proposed that phase separation could be a general way for cells to initiate the polymerization of microtubules and the formation of the mitotic spindle.
On a hunch I dropped in an aluminum alkyl, and then pushed the polymerization along with both ultraviolet and heat.
Oxidation, dehydration and polymerization have all been suggested, but there is little direct evidence.
Similar considerations as to the formation and breaking up of the molecules in anabolism and catabolism apply to polymerization.
Possibly the different forms of matter may be due to a single cause--polymerization.
The glucose formed, it is admissible that a new polymerization with elimination of water produces starch.
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