Open-chain

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

  open-chain \open-chain\ adj. (Chemistry)
     not cyclic; having no rings of atoms within the molecular
     structure; having an open chain structure. Opposite of
     {cyclic}. [Narrower terms: {aliphatic ]
  
     Syn: acyclic.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  open-chain
       adj : chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure [syn:
             {acyclic}] [ant: {cyclic}]