open chain

noun

: an arrangement of atoms represented in a structural formula by a chain whose ends are not joined so as to form a ring

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for open chain

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• capitaine
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• gethsemane
• halothane
• hurricane

Medical Definition

open chain

noun

: an arrangement of atoms represented in a structural formula by a chain whose ends are not joined so as to form a ring