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BRANCHED CHAIN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does branched chain mean?

• BRANCHED CHAIN (noun)
The noun BRANCHED CHAIN has 1 sense:

1. an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it

Familiarity information: BRANCHED CHAIN used as a noun is very rare.

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• BRANCHED CHAIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("branched chain" is a kind of...):

open chain (a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring)

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