straight-chain

adjective

Describing any aliphatic compound that contains a chain of carbon atoms all of which are connected to either one or two others.

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Meanings

adjectivestraight-chain (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing any aliphatic compound that contains a chain of carbon atoms all of which are connected to either one or two others.

Translations

German geradkettig
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APA

straight-chain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight-chain

MLA

“straight-chain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight-chain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straight-chain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight-chain.

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