Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open chain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
open chain
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring

Questions

What does open chain mean?
a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring

How to pronounce open chain

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