Definitions for open chain
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o′pen chain′(n.)
a series of atoms linked in a chain not joined together at its ends, and so represented in its structural formula.
Category: Chemistry
Ref: Compare closed chain.
Origin of open chain:
1880–85
o′pen-chain′(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
open chain(adj)
a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring
acyclic, open-chain(adj)
having an open chain structure
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