sidechain

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A form of side chain — That part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounsidechain (plural sidechains)

plural sidechains

  1. alternativeAlternative form of side chain.
verbsidechain (third-person singular simple present sidechains, present participle sidechaining, simple past and past participle sidechained)

present singular third person sidechains · participle present sidechaining · participle past sidechained · past sidechained

  1. alternativeAlternative form of side chain.
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APA

sidechain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidechain

MLA

“sidechain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidechain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidechain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidechain.

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