Associations to the word «Catena»

Wiktionary

CATENA, noun. A series of related items.
CATENA COMPOUND, noun. (chemistry) Any compound having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.

Dictionary definition

CATENA, noun. A chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma).

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates