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What is a polymerization?

What is a polymerization? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).
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Both thermal and metathetical polymerization of bisnadimides was carried out.
Artificial clays containing a catalyst can initiate polymerization when the particles are mixed with a prepolymer matrix.
Peptide bond formation is a condensation reaction leading to the polymerization of amino acids into peptides and proteins.
Addition polymerization reactions use free radical monomers to produce polymers.
In free radical polymerization, monomers can add to each other without formation of a small molecule.
For example, polystyrene is the material that results from the polymerization of styrene monomers.

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