depolymerize

From de- +‎ polymerize.

• IPA^(key): /diːˈpɒlɪməɹaɪz/

depolymerize (third-person singular simple present depolymerizes, present participle depolymerizing, simple past and past participle depolymerized)

1. (chemistry) To decompose a polymer into smaller fragments.

• depolymerizable
• depolymerization
• polymerize