polymerizable

polymerizable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English polymer
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English polymerize
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English polymerizable

    From polymerize + -able.

    Adjective

    polymerizable (comparative more polymerizable, superlative most polymerizable)

    1. (chemistry) Able to be polymerized

    Derived terms

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