carbon chainnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɑː.bən ˌtʃeɪn/us/ˈkɑːr.bən ˌtʃeɪn/specializedin chemistry, a line of connected carbon atoms
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Chemistry - general words
- acceptor
- allotrope
- amphiprotic
- amphoteric
- atomic
- atomicity
- balanced equation
- catalyst
- distilled water
- double bond
- electrolyte
- equation
- fractional distillation
- inorganic chemistry
- ionic bond
- organic chemistry
- reactivity
- solute
- stably
- the nitrogen cycle
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Examples from literature
- Any substance containing that peculiar carbon chain with two double links C=C-C=C can double up—polymerize, the chemist calls it—into a rubber-like substance.
- If the carbon chain contains one or more double linkages we get the "flowery" perfumes.