copolymerise

Thân thiện

Two different monomers copolymerise in a laboratory flask.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To undergo copolymerization: To chemically react and combine two or more different types of monomers to form a copolymer, a polymer chain containing more than one kind of monomer unit.

Usage

• This is a technical term used primarily in chemistry and polymer science. It describes the specific chemical process of creating a copolymer.
• It is often used in passive constructions (e.g., "the monomers copolymerise") or with an object (e.g., "to copolymerise substance A with substance B").

Examples

• Verb:
  • The two monomers readily copolymerise under heat to form a durable plastic.
  • Scientists aim to copolymerise styrene with butadiene to produce a versatile synthetic rubber.
  • These units will not copolymerise under standard conditions.

Advanced Usage

• "To copolymerise with": To combine chemically with another monomer.
  • Acrylic acid can copolymerise with acrylamide to form a superabsorbent polymer.

Variants and Related Words

• Copolymerization (n): The process or result of copolymerising.
  • The copolymerization yielded a material with unique properties.
• Copolymer (n): The polymer product formed by copolymerising different monomers.
  • Styrene-butadiene rubber is a common copolymer.
• Copolymerisable (adj): Capable of being copolymerised.
  • The vinyl group makes this monomer readily copolymerisable.

Synonyms

• Co-polymerize (verb, variant spelling): An alternative spelling with the same meaning.

Related Phrases

• Random copolymerisation: A process where monomers join in a non-regular sequence.
• Block copolymerisation: A process creating copolymers with long sequences (blocks) of each monomer.

Học thuật

Verb

1. polymerize together
   • the two substances copolymerized

Từ đồng nghĩa

• copolymerize