Polymerizes
Polymerizes is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb polymerize, meaning to convert monomer units into a polymer by forming chemical bonds. In chemistry, polymerization describes the process by which repeating structural units—monomers—link to form long chain molecules called polymers. The term can apply to synthetic processes in industry as well as to biological polymerization, such as nucleic acids and proteins, when described at a basic level.
Polymerization occurs through different mechanisms. Addition, or chain-growth polymerization, builds polymers by successive addition of activated
Key parameters include monomer concentration, temperature, solvent, initiator or catalyst, and time. In chain-growth polymerization, initiation,
Common polymers formed by polymerization include polyethylene from ethylene, polystyrene from styrene, polyvinyl chloride from vinyl