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CHEMICAL CHAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
Synonyms:
chain; chemical chain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("chemical chain" is a kind of...):
building block; unit (a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else)
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chemical chain"):
closed chain; ring ((chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop)
long-chain molecule; long chain ((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)
Holonyms ("chemical chain" is a part of...):
molecule ((physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound)
