🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

श्रृंखलन

Native Script:शृंखलन

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shrrin-kha-lan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Catenation/ˌkeɪtəˈneɪʃən/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"कार्बन परमाणु में अत्यधिक शृंखलन का गुण पाया जाता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of linking things together in a series or chain.

    "The complex catenation of events ultimately led to the systemic failure."
  2. 2

    In chemistry, the linkage of atoms of the same element into longer chains or rings, most notably exhibited by carbon.

    "Carbon is uniquely suited for organic chemistry due to its exceptional capacity for catenation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'catenation' originates from the Latin word 'catena', meaning 'chain'. It evolved in the late 19th century to describe the chemical process of linking atoms in a chain-like structure, reflecting the concept of interconnectedness.

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