addition reaction
addition reaction Chemical reaction in which two substances combine to form a third substance, with no other substance being produced. Addition reactions are most commonly used in organic chemistry, particularly by adding a simple molecule across a carbon-carbon double bond in an unsaturated compound. See also substitution reaction
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