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short-chain

short-chain adjective: having a chain of fewer than about six carbon atoms.

Adjective

short-chain (not comparable)

  1. Having a chain of fewer than about six carbon atoms.

Questions about short-chain

What does short-chain mean?
Short-chain means having a chain of fewer than about six carbon atoms.
What part of speech is short-chain?
Short-chain is an adjective.

Words near short-chain in the dictionary

  1. short-billed dowitcher
  2. short-billed dowitchers
  3. short-billed marsh wren
  4. short-billed marsh wrens
  5. short-breathed
  6. short-chain
  7. short-change
  8. short-changed
  9. short-changes
  10. short-changing
  11. short-circuit

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