half-chair

noun

An arrangement of atoms in a cyclohexane ring molecule similar to but less stable than the chair arrangement, differing from it by being flattened at one end.

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Meanings

nounhalf-chair (plural half-chairs)

plural half-chairs

  1. chemistryAn arrangement of atoms in a cyclohexane ring molecule similar to but less stable than the chair arrangement, differing from it by being flattened at one end.
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half-chair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-chair

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“half-chair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-chair. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-chair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-chair.

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