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straight chains

straight chains is the plural of straight chain.

Meaning of straight chain

Noun

straight chain (plural straight chains)

  1. A structural element of a molecule consisting of an unbranched sequence of atoms or simple groups, especially such a sequence of methylene groups in a aliphatic compound

Questions about straight chains

What is straight chains the plural of?
Straight chains is the plural of straight chain.

Words near straight chains in the dictionary

  1. straight bats
  2. straight batted
  3. straight batting
  4. straight bridge
  5. straight chain
  6. straight chains
  7. straight cigarette
  8. straight cigarettes
  9. straight condenser
  10. straight condensers
  11. straight cover

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