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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word straight chains:

General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. straight chains: Merriam-Webster
  2. straight chains: Collins English Dictionary
  3. straight chains: Wiktionary
  4. straight chains: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. straight chains: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. straight chains: Medical dictionary

(Note: See straight_chain as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (straight chain)

noun:  (chemistry) A structural element of a molecule consisting of an unbranched sequence of atoms or simple groups, especially such a sequence of methylene groups in a aliphatic compound
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