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LONG CHAIN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does long chain mean?

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

1. (chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule

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

Dictionary entry details

• LONG CHAIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

long chain; long-chain molecule

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

chain; chemical chain ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

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