condensation polymerization


condensation polymerization

[‚kän·dən′sā·shən pə‚lim·ə·rə′zā·shən] (organic chemistry) The stepwise reaction between functional groups of reactants in which a high-molecular-weight polymer is formed only after a large number of steps, for example, the reaction of dicarboxylic acids with diamines to form a polyamide.