catenation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of catenating.
  2. The ability of a few elements, most especially carbon, to yield chains and rings by forming covalent bonds with atoms of the same element.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-catenation.wav

Word forms

catenation catenations
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