long-chain molecule

1. 1.

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

   Synonymslong chain

   Broaderchain

   chemistry

Questions about long-chain molecule

What does long-chain molecule mean?

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

What is another word for long-chain molecule?

Close synonyms include long chain. 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 molecule a common word?

long-chain molecule 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.