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aliphatic

al·i·phat·ic [ àllə fáttik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
with open-chain structure: describes organic compounds that have carbon atoms joined in a string open chain.
See also  alicyclicaromaticadj (sense 2)


[Late 19th century. < Greek aleiphat- "fat," because originally applied to fatty acids]
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