| | Condensation Reaction Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ NaturalResearch.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18) |
 | | A condensation reaction (also known as a dehydration reaction or dehydration synthesis when water is lost) is a chemical reaction in which two molecules or moieties react and become covalently bonded to one another by the concurrent loss of a small molecule, often water, methanol, or a type of hydrogen halide such as HCl. |
| | It may be considered as the opposite of a hydrolysis reaction (the cleavage of a chemical entity into two parts by the action of water). |
| | This type of reaction is used as a basis for the making of many important polymers for example: nylon, polyester and other condensation polymers and various epoxies. |
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