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Open Chain

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Noun

1. open chain

a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Open Chain

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noun
a chain of atoms in a molecule that is not joined at its ends into the form of a ring

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Open Chain

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any structural arrangement used in the models and formulas of molecules and consisting of a chain of atoms that does not form a closed geometric figure; specif., a straight or branched chain
see also aliphatic, closed chain

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Open Chain

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n.
An arrangement of atoms that does not form a ring, as in silicon compounds and various carbon compounds, such as aliphatic hydrocarbons.

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