catenation

/ˌkætəˈneɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act or process of linking things together in a series or chain.
    • The catenation of ideas in the essay made it easy to follow.
    • The catenation of the data files created a single large dataset.
    • Carbon's ability for catenation allows it to form complex molecules.
  2. A series of connected things; a chain.
    • The catenation of events led to the final discovery.
    • A catenation of islands forms the archipelago.
    • They studied the catenation of links in the molecular structure.
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