| closed chain n. Chemistry See ring1. |
closed chain
n
(Chemistry) Chem another name for ring1 [18]
closed chain (kl sd) An arrangement of atoms of the same type that forms a ring. Benzene and naphthalene are closed-chain compounds. |
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| Noun | 1. | closed chain - (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions chemical chain, chain - (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) heterocyclic ring, heterocycle - a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon open chain - a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring |
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