polycondensation

[pol-ee-kon-den-sey-shuhn]

pol·y·con·den·sa·tion

[pol-ee-kon-den-sey-shuhn]
noun Chemistry.
formation of a polymer by chemical condensation with the elimination of a small molecule, such as water.

Origin:
1935–40; poly- + condensation
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Polycondensation is always a great word to know.
So is reagent. Does it mean:
a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF, or a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH3F
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis
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