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CLOSED CHAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
Synonyms:
closed chain; ring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("closed chain" is a kind of...):
chain; chemical chain ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "closed chain"):
heterocycle; heterocyclic ring (a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon)
Antonym:
open chain (a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring)
