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chemical chain

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Noun1.chemical chain - (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
chain
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
closed chain, ring - (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
long chain, long-chain molecule - (chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule
open chain - a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring
building block, unit - a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"
molecule - (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound


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