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BRANCHED CHAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("branched chain" is a kind of...):
open chain (a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring)