'closed-chain' definitions:
Definition of 'closed-chain'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form [syn: closed-chain, closed-ring]
Definition of 'closed-chain'
From: GCIDE
- closed-chain \closed-chain\ adj. (Chem.) having atoms linked by bonds which form a ring.
- Syn: closed-ring. [WordNet 1.5]