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closed chain
noun
, Chemistry.
- three or more atoms linked together to form a ring or cycle and represented accordingly by its structural formula.
closed chain
/ klōsd /
- An arrangement of atoms of the same type that forms a ring. Benzene and naphthalene are closed-chain compounds.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of closed chain1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
The same experiment can be made without touching the table, but forming around it a kind of closed chain.
From Project Gutenberg
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