POLYMERIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polymerization mean? 

• POLYMERIZATION (noun)
  The noun POLYMERIZATION has 1 sense:

1. a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound

  Familiarity information: POLYMERIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYMERIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

polymerisation; polymerization

Hypernyms ("polymerization" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Derivation:

polymerize (undergo polymerization)

polymerize (cause (a compound) to polymerize)

 Context examples 

It then binds to tubulin and inhibits its polymerization, which results in G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis.

(Anti-TF Monoclonal Antibody-MMAE Conjugate, NCI Thesaurus)

Any microtubule process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of microtubule polymerization.

(Negative Regulation of Microtubule Polymerization, NCI Thesaurus)

In turn, MMAE binds to and inhibits tubulin polymerization, which may result in G2/M phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in LIV-1-expressing tumor cells.

(Anti-LIV-1 Monoclonal Antibody-MMAE Conjugate SGN-LIV1A, NCI Thesaurus)

MMAF binds to and inhibits tubulin polymerization, resulting in G2/M phase arrest and tumor cell apoptosis.

(Anti-ENPP3 Antibody-Drug Conjugate AGS-16C3F, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon internalization and proteolytic cleavage, MMAE binds to tubulin and inhibits its polymerization, which results in G2/M phase arrest and tumor cell apoptosis.

(Antibody-Drug Conjugate DFRF4539A, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in actin polymerization.

(ARPC1B Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Mivobulin isethionate binds to tubulin, thereby inhibiting microtubule polymerization and mitosis.

(Mivobulin isethionate, NCI Thesaurus)

Mivobulin targets and binds to colchicine-binding site on tubulin, thereby inhibiting microtubule polymerization, the assembly of the mitotic spindle and mitosis.

(Mivobulin, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes actin-related protein 2/3 complex subunit 1B protein, plays a role in the regulation of actin polymerization and branching.

(ARPC1B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Similar to paclitaxel, patupilone induces microtubule polymerization and stabilizes microtubules against depolymerization conditions.

(Patupilone, NCI Thesaurus)