strainless

adjective

strain·​less

1

: free from strain or straining tension

2

of a ring in a chemical compound : characterized by bond angles in the structure that are approximately the same as those in comparable acyclic compounds

strainless 5- and 6-membered rings in natural organic products

compare boat form, chair form; baeyer strain theory

strainlessly adverb

Word History

Etymology

strain entry 3 + -less

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