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aliphatic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌælɪˈfætɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′ə fat′ik)

al•i•phat•ic (al′ə fat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]

Chemistrypertaining to nonaromatic hydrocarbon compounds in which the constituent carbon atoms can be straight-chain, branched chain, or cyclic, as in alicyclic compounds;
saturated, as in the paraffins;
or unsaturated, as in the olefins and alkynes.

Greek aleiphat- (stem of áleiphar oil, fat) + -ic
1885–90

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aliphatic /ˌælɪˈfætɪk/ adj

(of an organic compound) not aromatic, esp having an open chain structure, such as alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek aleiphat-, aleiphar oil

'aliphatic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alicyclic - alkane - alkene - alkyne - aromatic - benzine - fatty acid - ligroin - alkane series - alkene series - alkyl group - alkyne series - aromatization - butane - cycloaliphatic - normal - terpene

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