polymerization reaction

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polymerization
noun[U]
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/ˌpɒl.ɪ.mər.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/pəlˌɪ.mɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpɑː.lɪ.mɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
a chemical reaction in which many small molecules join to make ...
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reaction
noun
uk
/riˈæk.ʃən/us
/riˈæk.ʃən/
behaviour, a feeling or an action that is a direct result of ...
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Thepolymerizationreactionoccurred by taking advantage of the high polarity of molten urea as well as its dehydrating ability.
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There was strong evidence that these amino acids can preferentially undergopolymerizationreactionpathways under certain conditions.
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Bode et al. (1974) considered thepolymerizationreactionof flagellin as a continuation of the folding process.
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In contrast, unactivated styrene reacts instead at the alkene alone via a linearpolymerizationreaction.
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The presence of the catalyst allows for the energy barrier (energy of activation) to be lowered, and thepolymerizationreactioncan proceed at room temperature.
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Since it is a non-absorbent material once created, flame retardant chemicals are added to plastic during thepolymerizationreactionwhen it is formed.
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They are not subject to shrinkage and microleakage, as the bonding mechanism is an acid-base reaction and not apolymerizationreaction.
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Heat facilitates apolymerizationreactionthat crosslinks rubber monomers to create long elastic molecules.
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However, in thispolymerizationreaction, the monomer units are cyclic in comparison to the resulting polymer chains which are linear.
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It is a type of step-growth, condensation polymerization whereas the other metathesispolymerizationreaction, ring-opening metathesis polymerization is a chain-growth, addition polymerization.
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Thepolymerizationreactioncreates a gel because of the added bisacrylamide, which can form cross-links between two polyacrylamide molecules.
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An initiator package begins thepolymerizationreactionof the resins when external energy (light/heat, etc.) is applied.
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The bonding procedure is based onpolymerizationreactionof organic molecules to form long polymer chains during annealing.
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In prebiotic chemistry it is important to investigate alternative routes for polymerization reactions and for the evolution of chemical compounds relevant for biology.
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As most biodegradable polymers have been synthesized by ring opening polymerization, a thermodynamic equilibrium exists between the forwardpolymerizationreactionand the reverse reaction that results in monomer formation.
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In apolymerizationreaction, the reactive end-groups of a polymer chain react in each propagation step with a new monomer molecule transferring the reactive group to that last unit.
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Similar polymerization reactions with those amino acids in molten urea occurred as for the case of alanine.
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Similar to anionic polymerization reactions, cationic polymerization reactions are very sensitive to the type of solvent used.
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Dicyclopentadiene can be used as a monomer in polymerization reactions, either in olefin polymerization or in ring-opening metathesis polymerization.
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In some cases this is undesirable and thus polymerization reactions may involve the use of an antioxidant to slow the formation of oxidative cross-links.
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