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dehydration reaction

dehydration reaction noun: an elimination reaction in which the small molecule removed is water.

Noun

dehydration reaction (plural dehydration reactions)

  1. An elimination reaction in which the small molecule removed is water

Forms of dehydration reaction

pluraldehydration reactions

Questions about dehydration reaction

What does dehydration reaction mean?
Dehydration reaction means an elimination reaction in which the small molecule removed is water.
What part of speech is dehydration reaction?
Dehydration reaction is a noun.
What is the plural of dehydration reaction?
The plural of dehydration reaction is dehydration reactions.

Words near dehydration reaction in the dictionary

  1. dehydrated
  2. dehydrater
  3. dehydrates
  4. dehydrating
  5. dehydration
  6. dehydration reaction
  7. dehydration reactions
  8. dehydration synthesis
  9. dehydrations
  10. dehydrative
  11. dehydrator

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