Definition of "open-chain" [open-chain]

• Having carbon atoms arranged in a linear rather than cyclical chain. (adjective)

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• "My OED also mentions the carmagnole as a peasant jacket, and additionally, from the encyclopedia: The farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in the County of Nice, France."
• "- Medicine, treatment by dieting. adj. - pertaining to fat; Chemistry, applied to group of organic compounds, including the fats, having open-chain structure. adj. - (number) not dividing exactly into another number; not aliquot."
• "The farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in the County of Nice, France."