closed-chain

1. 1.

   having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form

   Synonymsclosed-ring

   Similarcyclic

Questions about closed-chain

What does closed-chain mean?

closed-chain means "having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form".

How many syllables are in closed-chain?

closed-chain has 3 syllables: clo-sed--chain. The stress falls on "clo".

What is another word for closed-chain?

Close synonyms include closed-ring. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is closed-chain a common word?

closed-chain is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.