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Record 1 2012-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Industries
DEF

A succession of linked [carbon] atoms in a compound.

CONT

chain: A series of linked atoms, generally in an organic molecule ... Chains may consist of one kind of atoms only (e.g., carbon chains), or of several kinds of atoms (e.g. carbon-nitrogen chains).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Chaîne formée d'atomes de carbone.

OBS

chaîne : Suite d'atomes, de carbone notamment, formant le squelette de la molécule d'un composé organique.

Spanish

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