Polymerization (Topical Term)

Work cat.: Intl. Sym. on Ring-Opening Polymerization (1986 : Blois, France). Ring-opening polymerization, 1987.

Hawley chem. dict. (polymerization: a chemical reaction, usually carried out with a catalyst, heat or light, and often under high pressure, in which a large number of relatively simple molecules combine to form a chain-like macromolecule)

Hackh chem. dict.

LC database, March 6, 1989.

Polymer sci. dict. (polymerisation: British form)

Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, Nov. 2002: p. 395 (Polymerization is the synthesis of high-molecularweight compounds (polymers) by successive addition of a low-molecular-weight compound (monomer) to the active site at the end of the growing polymer chain)