LONG CHAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does long chain mean? 

• LONG CHAIN (noun)
  The noun LONG CHAIN has 1 sense:

1. (chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule

  Familiarity information: LONG CHAIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LONG CHAIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

long-chain molecule; long chain

Hypernyms ("long chain" is a kind of...):

chain; chemical chain ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

 Context examples 

This protein binds both long chain fatty acid and retinoic acid and is involved in lipid transport protein in adipocytes.

(Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4, NCI Thesaurus)

And with that I sketched out to him the whole long chain of surmise and of proof which I had constructed.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A nutritional lipid emulsion consisting of coconut oil-derived medium chain triglycerides (MCTs), soybean oil-derived long chain triglycerides (LCT), and the fish oil-derived polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids.

(MCT/LCT/Fish Oil Omega-3 Fatty Acid Lipid Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

The polar heads of long chain amphipathic molecules are attached to a physical support.

(Micellar Template-Mediated Nanoparticle Synthesis, NCI Thesaurus)

A long chain polymer of sulfated glucose with strong hydrophilic properties that binds to various membranes.

(Dextran Sulfate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

In CCALD, the ABCD1 gene is mutated, leading to the inability of patients to metabolize very long chain fatty acids in cells of the brain.

(Lenti-D/ABCD1-transduced Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

One of a number of a class of sphingolipids, N-acyl derivatives with long chains.

(Ceramide, NCI Thesaurus)

By three days post-infection, more than 90 percent of the viral material collected from the soft palate contained the reverted, long chain α2,6-binding form of virus.

(Researchers find role for soft palate in adaptation of transmissible influenza viruses, NIH)

Activated medium-chain fatty acids (C8 and C10) freely diffuse into mitochondria to be oxidized but long chain fatty acids must be transported in.

(Mitochondrial Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A nutritional lipid emulsion consisting of both coconut oil-derived medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) and soybean oil-derived long chain triglycerides (LCTs).

(MCT/LCT Lipid Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)