polyreactionn.
/ˈpɒlɪrɪˌakʃn/, U.S. /ˈpɑliriˌækʃ(ə)n/ Chemistry.
A reaction that involves polymerization or polycondensation.
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1941 H. Mark & R. Raff High Polymeric Reactions 3 To avoid the lengthy expressions, polymerization reactions and polycondensation reactions,..we shall designate both as polyreactions.
1979 Science 16 Mar. 1165/1 Polyreactions in oriented systems: application in life sciences and material sciences.
2003 Jrnl. Coatings Technol. (Nexis) 75 36 The organic chemistry of macromolecules; the mechanisms of polyreactions,..and the chemical reactions of polymers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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