OPEN CHAIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does open chain mean? • OPEN CHAIN (noun)
The noun OPEN CHAIN has 1 sense:
1. a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring
Familiarity information: OPEN CHAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OPEN CHAIN (noun)
Meaning:
A chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("open chain" is a kind of...):
chain; chemical chain ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "open chain"):
branched chain (an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it)
straight chain (an open chain of atoms with no side chains)
Antonym:
closed chain ((chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop)
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