polymerizableadj.
/ˈpɒlᵻmərʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /pəˈlɪməˌraɪzəb(ə)l/, /ˈpɑləməˌraɪzəb(ə)l/ Chemistry.
Capable of being polymerized.
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polymerizable1884
1884 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 45 419 The pentine is polymerisable by heat or by the action of sulphuric acid into a dipentine.
1928 Proc. & Trans. Royal Soc. Canada 22 iii. 39 Both the α- and the β-methyl butadienes are polymerizable to caoutchoucs.
1939 Brit. Plastics 11 320/1 Methacrylic acid amide copolymerized with other polymerizable compounds.
1986 Biopolymers 25 1055 The polymerizable peptide monomers obtained can be transferred into insoluble peptide gels by radical copolymerization.
2001 R. W. Cahn Coming of Materials Sci. xi. 435 Diacetylenes and other polymerisable monomer molecules have been incorporated into L—B films.
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ˌpolymerizaˈbility n. the property of being polymerizable.
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the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > polymerization > [noun] > capable of
polymerizability1928
1928 Proc. & Trans. Royal Soc. Canada 22 iii. 39 The influence of methyl substitution on the polymerizability of butadiene.
1948 C. E. H. Bawn Chem. High Polymers i. 15 The polymerizability of diolefins is determined by the relative positions of the double bonds.
1991 Progress Polymer Sci. 16 153 Isopropenylferrocene (87) and related metallocene monomers have been synthesized and studied in terms of their cationic polymerizability.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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