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What are the reactants of the dehydration synthesis reaction?

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"Many reactions involving dehydration synthesis are associated with the formation of biological polymers where the addition of each monomer is accompanied by the elimination of one molecule of water. Dehydration synthesis refers to the formation of larger molecules from smaller reactants, accompanied by the loss of a water molecule."

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