polycondense

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verb

To react something to form a polycondensate.

OriginEnglish condense ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

verbpolycondense (third-person singular simple present polycondenses, present participle polycondensing, simple past and past participle polycondensed)

present singular third person polycondenses · participle present polycondensing · participle past polycondensed · past polycondensed

  1. chemistryTo react something to form a polycondensate.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishcondense
  6. Englishpolycondense

From poly- + condense.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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