verb
- undergoes copolymerization; combines two or more different monomers to form a copolymer
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Styrene copolymerizes with butadiene to create synthetic rubber.
- The monomer copolymerizes readily under these reaction conditions.
- Ethylene copolymerizes with propylene in the presence of a catalyst.
- This material copolymerizes at high temperatures to form a strong plastic.
- The researcher studied how the compound copolymerizes with other molecules.