| NOUN | object | chemical chain, chain | (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) |
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| Meaning | (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule). | |
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| Synonym | chain | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Part of | molecule | (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound |
| Narrower | closed chain, ring | (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop |
| long chain, long-chain molecule | (chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule | |
| open chain | A chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring | |
| Broader | unit, building block | A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else |
| Spanish | cadena | |
| Catalan | cadena | |
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