straight-chain

[streyt-cheyn]

straight-chain

[streyt-cheyn]
noun Chemistry.
an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
Also called straight chain.


Origin:
1925–30
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Straight-chain is always a great word to know.
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a vessel, commonly a glass bulb with a long neck bent downward, used for distilling or decomposing substances by heat
with all water removed, especially water of crystallization
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