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View synonyms for catenation

catenation

[ kat-n-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of catenating.
  2. Chemistry. the linking of identical atoms to form chainlike molecules.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of catenation1

1635–45; < Latin catēnātiōn-, stem of catēnātiō; catenate, -ion

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