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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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He argued that the then anomalous chemical properties of benzene were somehow due to the ability of benzene's double bonds to oscillate between two six-carbon ring structures that were identical save for a shifting of the three double bonds.
 
 
 
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