polymerizern.
/ˈpɒlᵻmərʌɪzə/, U.S. /pəˈlɪməˌraɪzər/, /ˈpɑləməˌraɪzər/ Chemistry and Manufacturing Technology.
An apparatus or installation in which polymerization is performed.
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1926 Industr. & Engin. Chem. June 565/2 It was necessary to start with a larger amount than could be handled in the equipment available—a polymerizer of approximately 2 pounds clay capacity and a 10-gallon still.
1946 J. Grant in Mod. Petroleum Technol. (Inst. Petroleum) 165 In the separator the acid phase settles to the bottom and is withdrawn to the polymerizer.
1965 P. W. Morgan Condensation Polymers iii. 107 Many continuous polymerizers are comprised of a cascade system of reactors.
1977 Lancet 19 Nov. 1070/2 How much of a toxic gas such as vinyl chloride will escape from the polymeriser pots where it is turned into p.v.c.?
1999 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Res. 38 3622/1 The proposed process has lower heat-flux and mass-flux loads in the polymerizer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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