polymerization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005078",
  "term": "polymerization",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A chemical reaction in which the molecules of a monomer are linked together to form large molecules whose molecular weight is a multiple of that of the original substance. When two or more different monomers are involved, the process is called copolymerization.",
  "synonyms": [
    "polymerisation",
    "polymerising",
    "polymerizing"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical reactions",
    "depolymerization",
    "condensation reactions",
    "electrosynthesis",
    "polymers",
    "copolymerization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "polimerización"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/polymerization/"
}