polyaddition

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noun

Any addition reaction that yields a polymer.

OriginEnglish addition ← Middle English addicioun ← Old French adition →
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Meanings

nounpolyaddition (plural polyadditions)

plural polyadditions

  1. chemistryAny addition reaction that yields a polymer.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Latinadditiō
  6. Old Frenchadition
  7. Middle Englishaddicioun
  8. Englishaddition
  9. Englishpolyaddition

From poly- + addition.

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APA

polyaddition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyaddition

MLA

“polyaddition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyaddition. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyaddition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyaddition.

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