鎖さ状じょう化か合ごう物ぶつ

noun

open-chain compound; acyclic compound

Chemistry term for a compound whose atoms are arranged in an open chain, as opposed to a ring. Synonym: 鎖式化合物.

See also: 鎖式化合物

• 鎖さ状じょう化か合ごう物ぶつは環かん状じょう化か合ごう物ぶつと異ことなり、分ぶん子しの両りょう端たんが結けつ合ごうしていない。

  Unlike cyclic compounds, open-chain compounds have ends that are not bonded together.