catenation
catenation · catenations
The act or process of catenatingThe act or process of catenating.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of catenating.
(countable, uncountable)The ability of a few elements, most especially carbon, to yield chains and rings by forming covalent bonds with atoms of the same element.
Forms
plural: catenations| Singular | catenation |
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regular
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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