closed-chain

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closed-chain - 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]

closed-chain - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  closed-chain
      adj 1: having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or
             triangular form [syn: closed-chain, closed-ring]