closed chain
noun
,
Chemistry
1.
three or more atoms linked together to form a ring or cycle and represented accordingly by its structural formula.
Compare
open chain
.
Origin
1900-05
British Dictionary definitions for
closed chain
closed chain
noun
1.
(
chem
)
another name for
ring
1
(sense 18)
closed chain
in Science
closed chain
(klōsd)
An arrangement of atoms of the same type that forms a ring. Benzene and naphthalene are closed-chain compounds.