catenation

See also: caténation

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Noun

catenation (countable and uncountable, plural catenations)

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

Derived terms

• decatenation
• heterocatenation
• intercatenation
• precatenation

See also

• organic chemistry