depolymerize


de·pol·y·mer·ize

D5143350 (dē-pŏl′ə-mə-rīz′, -pə-lĭm′ə-)v. de·pol·y·mer·ized, de·pol·y·mer·iz·ing, de·pol·y·mer·iz·es v.tr. To break down (a polymer) into monomers.v.intr. To undergo conversion into monomers. Used of a polymer.
de′po·lym′e·ri·za′tion (dē′pə-lĭm′ər-ĭ-zā′shən, dē′pŏl′ə-mər-) n.

depolymerize

(diːˈpɒlɪməˌraɪz) or

depolymerise

vb (Chemistry) to break (a polymer) into constituent monomers or (of a polymer) to decompose in this way deˌpolymeriˈzation, deˌpolymeriˈsation n

de•po•lym•er•ize

(ˌdi pəˈlɪm əˌraɪz, diˈpɒl ə mə-)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. to break down (a polymer) into monomers. [1890–95]

depolymerize


Past participle: depolymerized
Gerund: depolymerizing
Imperative
depolymerize
depolymerize
Present
I depolymerize
you depolymerize
he/she/it depolymerizes
we depolymerize
you depolymerize
they depolymerize
Preterite
I depolymerized
you depolymerized
he/she/it depolymerized
we depolymerized
you depolymerized
they depolymerized
Present Continuous
I am depolymerizing
you are depolymerizing
he/she/it is depolymerizing
we are depolymerizing
you are depolymerizing
they are depolymerizing
Present Perfect
I have depolymerized
you have depolymerized
he/she/it has depolymerized
we have depolymerized
you have depolymerized
they have depolymerized
Past Continuous
I was depolymerizing
you were depolymerizing
he/she/it was depolymerizing
we were depolymerizing
you were depolymerizing
they were depolymerizing
Past Perfect
I had depolymerized
you had depolymerized
he/she/it had depolymerized
we had depolymerized
you had depolymerized
they had depolymerized
Future
I will depolymerize
you will depolymerize
he/she/it will depolymerize
we will depolymerize
you will depolymerize
they will depolymerize
Future Perfect
I will have depolymerized
you will have depolymerized
he/she/it will have depolymerized
we will have depolymerized
you will have depolymerized
they will have depolymerized
Future Continuous
I will be depolymerizing
you will be depolymerizing
he/she/it will be depolymerizing
we will be depolymerizing
you will be depolymerizing
they will be depolymerizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been depolymerizing
you have been depolymerizing
he/she/it has been depolymerizing
we have been depolymerizing
you have been depolymerizing
they have been depolymerizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been depolymerizing
you will have been depolymerizing
he/she/it will have been depolymerizing
we will have been depolymerizing
you will have been depolymerizing
they will have been depolymerizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been depolymerizing
you had been depolymerizing
he/she/it had been depolymerizing
we had been depolymerizing
you had been depolymerizing
they had been depolymerizing
Conditional
I would depolymerize
you would depolymerize
he/she/it would depolymerize
we would depolymerize
you would depolymerize
they would depolymerize
Past Conditional
I would have depolymerized
you would have depolymerized
he/she/it would have depolymerized
we would have depolymerized
you would have depolymerized
they would have depolymerized