ALL meanings of open chain
o·pen chain
O o - noun open chain a series of atoms linked in a chain not joined together at its ends, and so represented in its structural formula. 1
- noun open chain a chain of atoms in a molecule that is not joined at its ends into the form of a ring 0
- noun open chain any structural arrangement used in the models and formulas of molecules and consisting of a chain of atoms that does not form a closed geometric figure; specif., a straight or branched chain 0