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polycatenary

polycatenary adjective: having multiple chains.

Adjective

polycatenary (comparative more polycatenary, superlative most polycatenary)

  1. Having multiple chains

Forms of polycatenary

comparativemore polycatenary
superlativemost polycatenary

Origin of polycatenary

From poly- + catenary.

Questions about polycatenary

What does polycatenary mean?
Polycatenary means having multiple chains.
What part of speech is polycatenary?
Polycatenary is an adjective.

Words near polycatenary in the dictionary

  1. polycaryotic
  2. polycatechol
  3. polycatechols
  4. polycatenane
  5. polycatenanes
  6. polycatenary
  7. polycath
  8. polycation
  9. polycationic
  10. polycations
  11. polycausal

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