al·i·phat·ic ( l  -ft  k)adj. Of, relating to, or designating a group of organic chemical compounds in which the carbon atoms are linked in open chains. [From Greek aleiphar, aleiphat-, oil, from aleiphein, to anoint with oil; see leip- in Indo-European roots.] |
aliphatic [ˌælɪˈfætɪk]
adj
(Chemistry) (of an organic compound) not aromatic, esp having an open chain structure, such as alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes
[from Greek aleiphat-, aleiphar oil]
| aliphatic (l-ftk) Relating to organic compounds whose carbon atoms are linked in open chains, either straight or branched, rather than containing a benzene ring. Alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes are aliphatic compounds. Compare aromatic. |   a straight chain of carbon atoms of a propane molecule |
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| Adj. | 1. | aliphatic - having carbon atoms linked in open chains open-chain, acyclic - having an open chain structure |
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