catenation

catenation
a) The act or process of catenating.
b) The ability of a few elements, most especially carbon, to yield chains and rings by forming covalent bonds with atoms of the same element.

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  • Catenation — is the ability of a chemical element to form a long chain like structure via a series of covalent bonds. Catenation occurs most readily in carbon, which forms covalent bonds with other carbon atoms. Catenation is the reason for the presence of a… …   Wikipedia

  • Catenation — Cat e*na tion, n. [L. catenatio.] Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See {Concatenation}. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • catenation — catenation. См. образование цепочек. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Catenatĭon — (v. lat.), Verkettung; catenirt, verkettet; catenarisch, kettenartig; catenulirt, aus kleinen Ketten od. Gliedern bestehend …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • catenation — index chain (series), connection (fastening), sequence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Caténation — La caténation est l aptitude d un élément chimique à former une longue structure semblable à une chaîne par le biais d une série de liaisons covalentes. La caténation se produit le plus aisément avec le carbone, qui forme des liaisons covalentes… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • catenation — /kat n ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of catenating. 2. Chem. the linking of identical atoms to form chainlike molecules. [1635 45; < L catenation , s. of catenatio; see CATENATE, ION] * * * ▪ chemistry       chemical linkage into chains of …   Universalium

  • catenation — pakopinis sujungimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. cascade; cascading; catenation vok. Kaskadeschaltung, f rus. каскадное включение, n pranc. enchaînement, m …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • catenation — katenacija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Atomų gebėjimas sudaryti ilgas grandines. atitikmenys: angl. catenation rus. катенация …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • catenation — noun see catenate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • catenation — n. [L. catena, chain] An arrangement, connection or succession in a regular series; a chain …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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