closed-chain

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
closed-chain
    adj 1: having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or
           triangular form [syn: {closed-chain}, {closed-ring}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
closed-chain \closed-chain\ adj. (Chem.)
   having atoms linked by bonds which form a ring.

   Syn: closed-ring.
        [WordNet 1.5]
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