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Monomers

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Monomers are the smaller units from which larger molecules are made

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Polymers

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are molecules made from a large number of monomers joined together in a chain

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Hydrolysis

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polymers, covalent bonds are broken when water is added

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Condensation reaction

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Monomers combine together by covalent bonds to form polymers (polymerisation) or macromolecules (lipids) and water is removed

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