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noun
A series of chemical reactions designed to convert a carboxylic acid to a higher carboxylic acid homologue (i.e. with one additional carbon atom).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Named for the German chemists Fritz Arndt (1885–1969) and Bernd Eistert (1902–1978).
