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branched-chain

branched-chain adjective: describing any aliphatic compound that contains a chain of carbon atoms in which at least one carbon atom is connected to three or four others, thus forming a branch.

Adjective

branched-chain (not comparable)

  1. (non-organic chemistry) Describing any aliphatic compound that contains a chain of carbon atoms in which at least one carbon atom is connected to three or four others, thus forming a branch.

Questions about branched-chain

What does branched-chain mean?
Branched-chain means describing any aliphatic compound that contains a chain of carbon atoms in which at least one carbon atom is connected to three or four others, thus forming a branch.
What part of speech is branched-chain?
Branched-chain is an adjective.

Words near branched-chain in the dictionary

  1. Brancheau
  2. Brancheaus
  3. branched
  4. branched off
  5. branched out
  6. branched-chain
  7. branchedness
  8. brancher
  9. brancheries
  10. branchers
  11. branchery

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