BRANCHED CHAIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("branched chain" is a kind of...):

open chain (a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring)

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