POLYMERIZATION
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Definitions of POLYMERIZATION
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By Oddity Software
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The phenomenon of uniting together two or more molecules of the same substance with the formation of a new chemical compound, from which the original chemical compound may be regenerated, e. g., the polymerization of acetaldehyd to paraldehyd. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).