copolymerize
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Definition
- Verb:
- To undergo copolymerization: To have two or more different monomers chemically combine to form a copolymer.
- To cause to copolymerize: To subject different monomers to a reaction so they link together into a single polymer chain.
Usage
- As a verb, "copolymerize" describes the chemical process where two distinct monomer units join to form a polymer chain with a mixed, repeating structure.
- It is often used in technical, scientific, and industrial contexts related to polymer chemistry and materials science.
- It can be used both transitively (with a direct object) and intransitively (without a direct object).
Examples
- Intransitive use:
- Under these conditions, styrene and acrylonitrile will readily copolymerize.
- The two monomers copolymerized to form a new material with unique properties.
- Transitive use:
- The researchers copolymerized ethylene with vinyl acetate to create a flexible polymer.
- This technique allows us to copolymerize several different monomers in a single reactor.
Advanced Usage
- "to copolymerize with": To combine chemically with another monomer.
- Acrylic acid can copolymerize with a wide range of other monomers.
Variants and Related Words
- Copolymerization (n): The process or instance of copolymerizing.
- The copolymerization was carried out at an elevated temperature.
- Copolymer (n): The resulting polymer formed from two or more different monomers.
- Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) is a common copolymer.
Synonyms
- Co-polymerize (alternative spelling)
- Interpolymerize (less common, implies polymerization between different monomers)
Related Phrases
- Random copolymerize: To copolymerize in a non-regular sequence.
- The monomers tend to random copolymerize, creating an amorphous polymer.
- Block copolymerize: To copolymerize in long sequences or "blocks" of each monomer.
- Using a special catalyst, they were able to block copolymerize the two components.
Verb
- polymerize together
- the two substances copolymerized