open chain | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Adjective open chain has 1 sense

acyclic, open-chain - chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure

,Noun open chain has 1 sense

open chain - a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring
--₁ is a kind of chain, chemical chain
Antonyms: closed chain, ring
--₁ has particulars: branched chain; straight chain

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