Antonyms of noun closed_chain

1 sense of closed chain

Sense 1
closed chain, ring -- ((chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop)
       Antonym of open chain (Sense 1)
      => open chain -- (a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun closed_chain

1 sense of closed chain

Sense 1
closed chain, ring -- ((chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop)
       => chain, chemical chain -- ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))

Antonyms of adj closed_chain

1 sense of closed-chain

Sense 1
closed-chain, closed-ring -- (having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form)

INDIRECT (VIA cyclic) -> acyclic, open-chain -- (having an open chain structure)

Similarity of adj closed_chain

1 sense of closed-chain

Sense 1
closed-chain, closed-ring -- (having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form)
       => cyclic (vs. acyclic) -- (of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure)