long chain

1. 1.

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

   Synonymslong-chain molecule

   Broaderchain

   chemistry

Questions about long chain

What does long chain mean?

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

What is another word for long chain?

Close synonyms include long-chain molecule. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is long chain a common word?

long chain is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.