long chain
Many connected links
Long chain describes something composed of many connected links or units extending in a linear sequence.
In chemistry, a long-chain molecule has many atoms bonded in a row: long-chain fatty acids, long-chain polymers.
The term appears in any context where linked elements form an extended series: a long chain of command, a long chain of events leading to the disaster.
- linksThings that connect
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
- moleculeBonded atomic group
- DNAHereditary code molecule
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