| ADJECTIVE | all | open-chain, acyclic | having an open chain structure |
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| Meaning | Having an open chain structure. | |
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| Synonym | acyclic | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Narrower | aliphatic | Having carbon atoms linked in open chains |
| Opposite | cyclic | Of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure |
| Spanish | acíclico | |
| Catalan | acíclic | |
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