open chain
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open chain
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An arrangement of atoms that does not form a ring, as in silicon compounds and various carbon compounds, such as aliphatic hydrocarbons.
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IN BRIEF: adj. - Atoms represented in a structural formula not joined to form a ring
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open chain
(in chemistry)
- a chain of atoms in a molecule that is not formed into a ring, i.e. one that has two (or more) free ends.
- open-chainan alternative term for acyclic.
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