polycondensationn.
/ˌpɒlɪkɒndɛnˈseɪʃn/, /ˌpɒlɪkɒnd(ə)nˈseɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˌkɑndɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n/ Chemistry.
A condensation reaction which occurs between molecules each having at least two functional groups and which yields a polymer; a process based on such a reaction.
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self-condensation1879
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Prins reaction1944
1936 Trans. Faraday Soc. 32 52 The formation of high polymeric products can also take place by a polycondensation process in which numerous reactive molecules condense.
1963 A. J. Hall Student's Handbk. Textile Sci. ii. 79 It [sc. nylon] is made by the melt-spinning of polyhexamethylene adipamide which in its turn is produced by the polycondensation of equimolecular proportions of adipic acid..and hexamethylene diamine.
1995 Nature 30 Mar. 409/3 A silica gel is generally formed by polycondensation of a silica-containing precursor, such as tetramethoxysilane or waterglass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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