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ring structure

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ring structure [′riŋ ‚strək·chər]
(computer science)
A chained file organization such that the end of the chain points to its beginning.
(geology)
A formation on the surface of the earth, moon, or a planet, having a ring-shaped trace in plan.
(organic chemistry)
A cyclic chemical structure consisting of a chain whose ends are connected by bonds.


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This elevated ring structure loosens the copper atoms' bonds with the metal surface.
A significant ring structure similarity has been observed between DEHP and prostaglandins/tromboxanes, which are proinflammatory mediators (Maroziene and Grazuleviciene 2002); evidence of DEHP-induced interleukin-1 secretion has been reported in mononuclear cells (Calo et al.
196) suggested that already in the prehistoric times of higher vertebrates--birds and mammals--two succinctly distinguishable conciseness forms of group structures had apparently existed that are also identifiable in humans: Step structure and ring structure.
 
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