Definitions for catenation

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catenation cat·e·na·tion

Spelling: [kat-n-ey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌkæt nˈeɪ ʃən/

Catenation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 403 anagrams from letters in catenation (aaceinnott).

Definitions for catenation

noun

1. the act or process of catenating.
2. Chemistry. the linking of identical atoms to form chainlike molecules.

Origin of catenation

1635-45; Latin catēnātiōn-, stem of catēnātiō; see catenate, -ion

Examples for catenation

It implies a regular co-ordination of ideas, a catenation of reflections, in which circumstances are linked with each other.