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depolymerise en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + polymerise.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of depolymerize.
    • This may indicate that lignin-modifying enzymes in vivo are not able to depolymerise PSS, and perhaps also do not efficiently decompose other unreactive synthetic polymers. 2015 July 6, “Potential of Wood-Rotting Fungi to Attack Polystyrene Sulfonate and Its Depolymerisation by Gloeophyllum trabeum via Hydroquinone-Driven Fenton Chemistry”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Forms

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depolymerised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
depolymerised Tense=Past lexicographic
depolymerises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
depolymerising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic