Meaning Of The Word Aliphatic

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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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