chemical chain meaning
Noun: chemical chain
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- chain
Derived forms: chemical chains
Type of: building block, unit
Part of: molecule
Examples
More: Next- The rupture launches a chemical chain reaction that often culminates with a big blood clot.
- In 1913 the German chemist Max Bodenstein first put forth the idea of chemical chain reactions.
- Morowitz advanced the idea by making detailed calculations about the chemical chain of events needed to make life possible.
- This can be accomplished by applying dry chemical or halogenated agents that interrupt the chemical chain reaction and stop flaming.
- At high temperatures, organobromine compounds readily convert to free bromine atoms, a process that stops free radical chemical chain reactions.
