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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]