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side chain
noun
, Chemistry.
- an open chain of atoms attached to an atom of a larger chain, or to a ring.
side chain
noun
- chem a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
side chain
/ sīd /
- A chain or ring in an organic molecule that branches off from a central structure or from a part that is a point of reference.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of side chain1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
The writer may be permitted to illustrate by a special case his reason for declining to accept Ehrlichs side-chain theory.
From Project Gutenberg
The formation of antibodies has even been explained on this basis by Weiggert and Ehrlich in their side-chain theory.
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