Autocondensation

/ˌɔːtəʊkɒndɛnˈseɪʃən/ noun

Definition

A chemical reaction where molecules of the same substance combine with each other to form larger molecules or polymers.

Etymology

From auto- (self) + condensation (from Latin condensare, to thicken). Emerged in organic chemistry to describe polymerization and coupling reactions between identical molecular species.

Kelly Says

This is how proteins can misbehave in diseases like Alzheimer's—proteins start binding to identical copies of themselves, forming tangles through autocondensation, which is like a molecular pile-up where traffic keeps hitting itself.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እራስ አቃጥል
ih-ras ah-kah-tul
ARالعربية
التلطخ الذاتي
al-taltakh al-ḏātī
BNবাংলা
স্বসংগনন
shobdo-shongonon
CACatalà
autocondensació
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-oh
CSČeština
samokondenzace
sah-moh-kohn-dehn-zah-tseh
DADansk
selvkondensation
sehl-vohn-dehn-SAH-tee-on
DEDeutsch
Selbstkondensation
zelpst-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-on
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοσυμπύκνωση
af-toh-sy-mee-py-knoh-see
ESEspañol
autocondensación
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-on
FAفارسی
اتوکاندانسیون
aw-toh-kahndahn-see-ON
FISuomi
itseesiintyminen
ee-seh-see-een-tee-meen
FRFrançais
autocondensation
oh-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-ON
GUGU
સ્વસંગ્રહણ
svasangrahan
HAHA
autocondensation
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-ON
HEעברית
עיבוי עצמי
ee-voy atz-mee
HIहिन्दी
स्वसंघनन
svasanghanan
HUMagyar
önkondenzáció
ur-nkohn-dehn-zah-see-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
autocondensasi
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see
IGIG
autocondensation
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-ON
ITItaliano
autocondensazione
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-zee-oh-neh
JA日本語
自己凝縮
jiko-gyōshuku
KKKK
өзін-өзіне қою
uh-zin-uh-zee-neh koo-yu
KMKM
ការកកស្ទះ
kak kaksah
KO한국어
자체 응축
jache eung-chuk
MRMR
स्वसंग्रहण
svasangrahan
MSBahasa Melayu
autocondensasi
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see
MYမြန်မာ
မိမိလောင်းလွှာ
mi-mi-laung-hwa
NLNederlands
autocondensatie
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-tee
NONorsk
selvkondensasjon
seh-lvohn-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-on
PAPA
ਸਵਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਣ
sav-sangrahan
PLPolski
skraplania
skrah-plyah-nee-ah
PTPortuguês
autocondensação
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-soh
RORomână
autocondensare
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-reh
RUРусский
самоконденсация
sah-mah-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-yah
SVSvenska
självkondensation
shelv-kohn-dehn-SAH-tee-on
SWKiswahili
kujikunja kiotomatiki
koo-jee-koon-jah kio-toh-mah-tee-kee
TAதமிழ்
தன்னெறிப்பு
thann-erippu
TEతెలుగు
స్వసంగ్రహణం
svasangrahanam
THไทย
การควบแน่นแบบอัตโนมัติ
kān khwab-nen baep at-noh-mat
TLTL
autocondensasyon
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-ON
TRTürkçe
otocondensation
oh-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-ON
UKУкраїнська
самоконденсація
sah-moh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-yah
URاردو
خودکار گنجائش
khud-kar ganjaish
VITiếng Việt
tự ngưng tụ
tü ngung tu
YOYO
autocondensation
aw-toh-kohn-dehn-SAH-see-ON
ZH中文
自凝
zì níng
ZUZU
ukujikunja kiotomatiki
koo-jee-koon-jah kio-toh-mah-tee-kee

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