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long-chain

long-chain adjective: having a chain of more than about twelve carbon atoms.

Adjective

long-chain (not comparable)

  1. Having a chain of more than about twelve carbon atoms.

Phrases with long-chain

Questions about long-chain

What does long-chain mean?
Long-chain means having a chain of more than about twelve carbon atoms.
What part of speech is long-chain?
Long-chain is an adjective.

Words near long-chain in the dictionary

  1. long-billed dowitcher
  2. long-billed dowitchers
  3. long-billed marsh wren
  4. long-bonneted
  5. long-burning
  6. long-chain
  7. long-coat
  8. long-coats
  9. long-crested jay
  10. long-crested jays
  11. long-cripple

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