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CLOSED-CHAIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does closed-chain mean?
• CLOSED-CHAIN (adjective)
The adjective CLOSED-CHAIN has 1 sense:
1. having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form
Familiarity information: CLOSED-CHAIN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form
Synonyms:
closed-chain; closed-ring
Similar:
cyclic (of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure)
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