Antonyms of noun open-chain

1 sense of open chain

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

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun open-chain

1 sense of open chain

Sense 1
open chain -- (a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring)
       => chain, chemical chain -- ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))

Antonyms of adj open-chain

1 sense of open-chain

Sense 1
acyclic (vs. cyclic), open-chain -- (having an open chain structure)


Similarity of adj open-chain

1 sense of open-chain

Sense 1
acyclic (vs. cyclic), open-chain -- (having an open chain structure)
       => aliphatic -- (having carbon atoms linked in open chains)