kõrgmolekulaarse ühendi – polümeeri moodustumine ühest v mitmest madalmolekulaarsest ühendist – monomeerist
keemiline reaktsioon, milles ühest v. mitmest madalmolekulaarsest ühendist tekib samasuguse elementide koostisega, kuid suurema molekulmassiga kõrgmolekulaarne ühend
a process that involves the chemical reaction of simple molecules called monomers to combine to form longer and more complex molecules called polymers
Plastics as well as ion exchange resins, rubbers and silicones are macromolecular substances obtained by polymerisation processes.
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If the reaction is an addition reaction, the process is addition polymerization; condensation reactions cause condensation polymerization, in which a small molecule is eliminated during the reaction.
