1. past tense and past participle of copolymerize; to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which two or more different monomers combine to form a copolymer
Usage: technical; chemistry; British spelling (American: copolymerized)

Examples

• The two monomers were copolymerised to create a new material with enhanced properties.
• Scientists copolymerised styrene and butadiene to produce synthetic rubber.
• The polymer chains copolymerised under heat and pressure in the reactor.
• Different vinyl compounds were copolymerised to achieve the desired flexibility.
• The reaction copolymerised the monomers into a stable, durable copolymer.