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noun Chemistry.
three or more atoms linked together to form a ring or cycle and represented accordingly by its structural formula.
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Origin of closed chain
First recorded in 1900â05
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Scientific definitions for closed chain
closed chain
[ klĆsd ]
An arrangement of atoms of the same type that forms a ring. Benzene and naphthalene are closed-chain compounds.
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