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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having an open chain structure;
[syn: acyclic, open-chain]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

open-chain \open-chain\ adj. (Chemistry)
   not cyclic; having no rings of atoms within the molecular
   structure; having an open chain structure. Opposite of
   cyclic. [Narrower terms: aliphatic ]

   Syn: acyclic.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

open-chain
    adj 1: having an open chain structure [syn: {acyclic, open-
           chain] [ant: cyclic]