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| al·i·phat·ic [ àllə fáttik ] |
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with open-chain structure: describes organic compounds that have carbon atoms joined in a string open chain.
See also alicyclicaromaticadj (sense 2)
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| [Late 19th century. < Greek aleiphat- "fat," because originally applied to fatty acids] |
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