Closed-chain

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  closed-chain \closed-chain\ adj. (Chem.)
     having atoms linked by bonds which form a ring.
  
     Syn: closed-ring.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  closed-chain
       adj : having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or
             triangular form [syn: {closed-ring}]