branched-chain

English

Adjective

branched-chain (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Describing any aliphatic compound that contains a chain of carbon atoms in which at least one carbon atom is connected to three or four others, thus forming a branch.

Translations

Translations

German: verzweigtkettig

See also

straight-chain

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