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Meaning of "long-chain" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG-CHAIN

long-chain play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG-CHAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Long-Chain is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LONG-CHAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of long-chain in the English dictionary

The definition of long-chain in the dictionary is having a relatively long chain of atoms in the molecule.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG-CHAIN

long-acting
long-and-short work
long-awaited
long-coats
long-dated
long-day
long-distance
long-distance call
long-drawn-out
long-eared
long-eared owl
long-established
long-faced
long-fin tunny
long-forgotten
long-grain rice
long-haired
long-haul
long-headed
long-headedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG-CHAIN

ball and chain
branched chain
chain
curb chain
daisy chain
door chain
drive chain
fast-food chain
food chain
grand chain
hain
heavy chain
hotel chain
Markov chain
mountain chain
open chain
paper chain
side chain
straight chain
supply chain
unchain

Synonyms and antonyms of long-chain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «long-chain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG-CHAIN

Find out the translation of long-chain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long-chain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long-chain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长链
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de cadena larga
570 millions of speakers

English

long-chain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबी श्रृंखला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلسلة طويلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

длинной цепью
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de cadeia longa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘ শৃঙ্খল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à longue chaîne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rantaian panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

langkettigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長鎖の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장쇄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long-chain
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuỗi dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட சங்கிலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दीर्घ-शृंखला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzun zincir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catena lunga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długołańcuchowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довгим ланцюгом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu catenă lungă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακράς αλύσου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lang - ketting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

långkedjiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

langkjedede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long-chain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-CHAIN»

The term «long-chain» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.840 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-CHAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «long-chain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «long-chain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long-chain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG-CHAIN»

Discover the use of long-chain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long-chain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Long-Chain Omega-3 Specialty Oils
Unlike the many other books on omega-3 fatty acids, Long-Chain Omega-3 Specialty Oils is not concerned with nutrition, but instead focuses on the development and manufacture of long-chain omega-3 oils and on the long-chain acids (C20 chain ...
Harald Breivik, 2007
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A Perinatal Strategy For Preventing Adult Disease: The Role ...
Chapter. #7. Long-chain. polyunsaturated. fatty. acids. in. adult. diseases: A. hypothesis. The idea that stimuli or insults during the early life (perinatal period and early childhood) can have lifetime consequences to program the fetus/infant to ...
Undurti N. Das, 2002
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The Science and Practice of Nutrition Support: A Case-based ...
rived from the consumption and fermentation of dietary fiber (carbohydrate) in the colon. Digestion and absorption of fatty acids follows one of two pathways, depending on chain length. Long-chain triglyc- erides (LCT), being insoluble in water, ...
Michele M. Gottschlich, 2001
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Synthesis and Characterization of Long Chain Branched ...
The chemical shifts and methods of Randall were used to observe the short and long chain branch densities (branches greater than six carbons). However, there was wide concern over the apparent lack of agreement between the many ...
Justin August Langston, 2007
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Does Low Intake of Long-chain Omega-3 Fats Among Vegetarians ...
An absolute and relative change in the Western food supply has occurred over the last century with regard to the long chain fatty acids. A balance in the n-3 and n-6 fatty acids of about a 1 : 1 ratio existed for millions of years during our genus ...
Bonnie Lynn Beezhold, 2008
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Oski's Essential Pediatrics
After long-chain fatty acids are mobilized from adipose tissue, they are transported, bound to albumin, the liver and other tissues, where plasma membrane uptake is mediated by fatty acid-binding proteins. The fatty acids are " activated" to their ...
Michael Crocetti, Michael A. Barone, Frank A. Oski, 2004
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The Structure of Biological Membranes, Second Edition
Long-chain is defined as a hydrocarbon chain with 12 or more carbon atoms. 1.1. 1.2.1 Long-Chain Alcohols Long-chain alcohols, e.g., octadecanol or stearyl alcohol (Figure 1.2) are amphipathic and surface active. Monolayers of long- chain ...
Philip L. Yeagle, 2004
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Coconut Cures: Preventing and Treating Common Health ...
You have short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), and long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs). When three fatty acids are joined together by a glycerol molecule you have a triglyceride. So you can also have short-chain ...
Bruce Fife, 2005
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Alpha Olefins Applications Handbook
Branching in polyethylene may be long-chain branching or short-chain branching . Either type individually, or both together, or no branching may be present in a given polyethylene. Long-Chain Branching Long-chain branching occurs during  ...
George Lappin, 1989
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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: A FIRST COURSE
Structure of Long Chain Polytners 107 monomers bonded by a chemical reaction . For this reason, it is often called a macromolecule. If joining occurs essentially along one direction, we produce long chain polymers. These long chains are ...
V. RAGHAVAN, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG-CHAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long-chain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Switch To Coconut Oil For Its Fat-Burning Properties
Compared to the long-chain fatty acids in other fat sources, our bodies metabolise the medium-chain fatty acids in coconut oil differently. «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
2
Coconut oil: why it's so good for you and 5 dessert recipes for you to …
It consists almost entirely of medium chain triglycerides, which are fatty acids of a medium length that are metabolised differently to long-chain ... «hellomagazine.com, Jul 15»
3
One year later: Baby born premature to Northside Hospital now …
Although Alexander is doing great, he does have Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, a rare condition that prevents the ... «Cherokee Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Influence of breastfeeding on retinal vessel calibers in school-age …
... (including enzymes, hormones, growth factors and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs)) on early microvascular development. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
5
Progress in bid to grow fish oil on land farms
Fish oils – specifically the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) – are known to ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
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Appliance Science: Edible water bottles and the strange chemistry of …
This is a long-chain carbohydrate that is soluble in water. In the original plant, it is used to store sugars created by photosynthesis, much like the ... «CNET, Jul 15»
7
Can coconut oil help you lose weight?
... relatively large amount of medium-chain fatty acids, which don't appear to be stored in adipose tissue as readily as do long-chain fatty acids. «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Jul 15»
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Meet BioBot, the 'MakerBot of biology'
Some of the powders are natural compounds, like skin collagen, while others are synthetic, long-chain polymers that are reactive to light (so ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
9
Farm-grown fish oil a step closer following GM crop trial
Fish oils - specifically the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids ... marine algae that are involved in the production of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
The magic of mushrooms at Lake Tahoe | Toree's Stories
The spores of mushrooms are made of chitin, a long-chain polymer that acts like a natural plastic. • Under the right conditions, some ... «Sierra Sun, Jul 15»

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