straight-chain

[ streyt-cheyn ]
/ ˈstreɪtˈtʃeɪn /

noun Chemistry.

an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.

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Also called straight chain.
Compare branched chain.

Origin of straight-chain

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby straight-chain

straight up, straight whiskey, straight-ahead, straight-arm, straight-backed, straight-chain, straight-edge, straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-laced, straight-line, straight-out
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