Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polycondensation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: poly-con-den-sa-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any condensation reaction, of a monomer having two functional groups, which leads to the formation of a polymer (a polycondensate).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English condensation English polycondensation From poly- + condensation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

polycondensations (plural)

Questions

What does polycondensation mean?: Any condensation reaction, of a monomer having two functional groups, which leads to the formation of a polymer (a polycondensate).
Where does polycondensation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English condensation English polycondensation From poly- + condensation.

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