About The Word Acyclic
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Acyclic
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What's The Definition Of Acyclic?
[adj] chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure
[adj] botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls Synonyms | Synonyms for Acyclic: aliphatic | open-chain Related Terms | Find terms related to Acyclic: See Also | Acyclic In Webster's Dictionary \A*cyc"lic\, a. [Pref. a- not + cyclic.]
Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls; as:
(a) (Bot.) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on
the receptacle.
(b) (Org. Chem.) Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.
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