text: depolymerization? current studies definitions of  depolymerization on the web in french:      * the process of converting a polymer (see definition 2.2) into a monomer (see definition 2.1) or a mixture of monomers note unzipping is depolymerization occurring by a sequence of reactions, progressing along a macromolecule (see definition 1.1) and yielding products, usually monomer molecules (see definition 1.3), at each reaction step, from which macromolecules similar to the original can be regenerated. ...  saule.u-strasbg.fr/gfp/ce_term.htm