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BRANCHED CHAIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does branched chain mean?
• BRANCHED CHAIN (noun)
The noun BRANCHED CHAIN has 1 sense:
1. an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
Familiarity information: BRANCHED CHAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("branched chain" is a kind of...):
open chain (a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring)
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