acyclic compound
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acyclic compound — alifatinis junginys statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Organinis junginys, kurio molekulėje nėra ciklo. atitikmenys: angl. acyclic compound; aliphatic compound rus. алифатическое соединение; ациклическое соединение; соединение жирного ряда… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
acyclic — Not cyclic; denoting especially an a. compound. * * * acy·clic ( )ā sī klik, sik lik adj 1) not occurring in periods or cycles <acyclic gonadotropin secretion> 2) having an open chain structure esp ALIPHATIC <an acyclic compound> * *… … Medical dictionary
acyclic — adjective Date: 1875 not cyclic: as a. not disposed in whorls or cycles b. having an open chain structure ; aliphatic < an acyclic compound > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Acyclic — can refer to: * in chemistry, a compound which is not cyclic, e.g. alkanes and acyclic aliphatic compounds * in mathematics: ** a directed acyclic graph ** a chain complex in which all reduced homology groups are zero … Wikipedia
compound — 1. In chemistry, a substance formed by the covalent or electrostatic union of two or more elements, generally differing entirely in physical characteristics from any of its components. 2. In pharmacy, denoting a preparation containing several… … Medical dictionary
acyclic — /ay suy klik, ay sik lik/, adj. 1. not cyclic: an acyclic flower; acyclic compounds. 2. Chem. of or pertaining to a compound that does not contain a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with cyclic). [1875 80; A 6 + CYCLIC] * * * … Universalium
acyclic — a•cy•clic [[t]eɪˈsaɪ klɪk, eɪˈsɪk lɪk[/t]] adj. 1) not cyclic: an acyclic flower[/ex] 2) chem. of or pertaining to a chemical compound not containing a closed chain or ring of atoms • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
acyclic — /eɪˈsaɪklɪk / (say ay suyklik), /eɪˈsɪklɪk / (say ay siklik) adjective 1. not occurring in cycles; not periodic. 2. Chemistry (of a compound) containing no rings. –noun 3. Chemistry such a compound. {a 6 + cyclic} …
acyclic — [eɪ sʌɪklɪk, sɪk ] adjective 1》 not displaying or forming part of a cycle. ↘(of a woman) not having a menstrual cycle. 2》 Chemistry (of a compound or molecule) containing no rings of atoms … English new terms dictionary
Open-chain compound — In chemistry, an open chain compound (also spelled as open chain compound) or acyclic compound is a compound with a linear structure, rather than a cyclic one. [1] An open chain compound having no side chains is called a straight chain compound… … Wikipedia
