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homologous series

noun

Definitions

  1. any series of aliphatic organic compounds whose members differ only in the addition of a…

    any series of aliphatic organic compounds whose members differ only in the addition of a CH₂ group; for example, the carboxylic acids, CH₃(CH₂)ₙCOOH where n is any whole number

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for homologous series. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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