homologous series

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any series of aliphatic organic compounds whose members differ only in the addition of a CH₂ group; for example, the carboxylic acids, CH₃(CH₂)ₙCOOH where n is any whole number

Word forms

homologous series
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