Definition of copolymerize in English:
copolymerize
(British copolymerise)
verbkəʊˈpɒlɪmərʌɪzˌkōˈpäləmərīz
[with object]Chemistry Polymerize together to form a copolymer.
these fibres have small amounts of chloroethene copolymerized with the propenenitrile
no object two different monomers are caused to copolymerize
Example sentencesExamples
- We had noted the same effect in a previous study, where a modified Rh6G dye molecule was copolymerized with methacrylic monomers, resulting in a laser material with considerably augmented photostability.
- In this study, we show that TMR-actin perturbs the filaments structure when copolymerized with unlabeled actin; the resulting filaments are more fragile and shorter than the control filaments.
- When copolymerized with butyl acrylate it makes an excellent interior flat paint.
Derivatives
noun
Chemistry The covalent linkage of the chromophore by copolymerization with MMA does not significantly alter its photophysics.
Example sentencesExamples
- The results of copolymerization are shown in Table 1, with the degree of substitution of the MG unit in the copolymer found to be 12.4 mol%.
- Although it is established that TMR-actin alone is polymerization incompetent, the impact of its copolymerization with unlabeled actin on filament structure and dynamics has not been tested yet.
- Emission spectra of TMR-actin-before and after its copolymerization with unlabeled actin-show ~ 50% fluorescence increase upon actin polymerization.
- Among other uses, the activity coefficients have successfully rationalized the copolymerization of sickle hemoglobin in mixtures with nonpolymerizing agents.