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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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Addition polymerization reactions use free radical monomers to produce polymers.
At low concentrations, cytochalasin D is reported to inhibit actin polymerization.
Peptide bond formation is a condensation reaction leading to the polymerization of amino acids into peptides and proteins.
Consistent with this premise, the corresponding loop in alpha-tubulin looses flexibility upon polymerization.
In the free radical polymerization of ethylene to form polyethylene, a small amount of a peroxide is added to a large volume of ethylene.
Both thermal and metathetical polymerization of bisnadimides was carried out.

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