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- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Englishcondensation
- English todaypolycondensation
From poly- + condensation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
polycondensation
Today it means: Any condensation reaction, of a monomer having two functional groups, which leads to the formation of a polymer (a polycondensate). Full definition →
English condensation ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús