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Definition of addition reaction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

addition reaction

noun

/əˈdɪʃn riækʃn/

/əˈdɪʃn riækʃn/

(chemistry)

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a chemical reaction in which the whole of one molecule combines with the whole of another to form a single larger molecule compare elimination reaction

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