HyperDic: acyclic

English > 2 senses of the word acyclic:
ADJECTIVEallacyclicnot cyclic
allacyclic, open-chainhaving an open chain structure
English > acyclic: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningnot cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls.
Categorybotany, phytologyThe branch of biology that studies plants
Oppositecyclicforming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl
Spanishacíclico
Catalanacíclic
English > acyclic: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningHaving an open chain structure.
Synonymopen-chain
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
NarroweraliphaticHaving carbon atoms linked in open chains
OppositecyclicOf a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
Spanishacíclico
Catalanacíclic

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