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closed chain

American  

noun

Chemistry.

  1. three or more atoms linked together to form a ring or cycle and represented accordingly by its structural formula.

closed chain British  

noun

  1. chem another name for ring 1

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closed chain Scientific  
/ klōsd /

  1. An arrangement of atoms of the same type that forms a ring. Benzene and naphthalene are closed-chain compounds.

Etymology

Origin of closed chain

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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“It is also a great opportunity to see how cooperation within the closed chain between legal growers, coffeeshop owners and all other authorities involved works,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

The same experiment can be made without touching the table, but forming around it a kind of closed chain.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille

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