Meaning Of The Word Aliphatic
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Aliphatic Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Aliphatic?
aliphatic in American English
pertaining to a fat or oil adjective: pertaining 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 aliphatic in British English adjective: (of an organic compound) not aromatic, esp having an open chain structure, such as alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes |
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