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polymerization (n.)

"the property of certain compounds by virtue of which they differ in molecular weight and chemical properties though formed from the same elements in the same proportion," 1866, from polymer + -ization.

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polymer (n.)

a substance built from a large number of simple molecules of the same kind, 1855, probably from German Polymere (Berzelius, 1830), from Greek polymeres "having many parts," from polys "many" (from PIE root *pele- (1) "to fill") + meros "part" (from PIE root *(s)mer- (2) "to get a share of something").

-ization 
word-forming element making nouns of action, process, or state; see -ize + -ation.

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Definitions of polymerization from WordNet

polymerization (n.)
a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound;
Synonyms: polymerisation
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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