noun
open-chain compound; acyclic compound
Chemistry term for a compound whose atoms are arranged in an open chain, as opposed to a ring structure.
鎖式化合物は環式化合物と対比される。
Open-chain compounds are contrasted with cyclic compounds.
環式化合物 refers to cyclic compounds with ring structures, while 鎖式化合物 refers to open-chain compounds.
Compound of 鎖式 (chain-type) and 化合物 (chemical compound).