Definitions for straight chain
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Princeton's WordNet
straight chain(noun)
an open chain of atoms with no side chains
Wiktionary
straight chain(Noun)
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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