acyclic









acyclic


adjective

  1. not cyclic: an acyclic flower; acyclic compounds.
  2. Chemistry. of or relating to a compound that does not contain a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with cyclic).

adjective

  1. chem not cyclic; having an open chain structure
  2. botany having flower parts arranged in a spiral rather than a whorl

  1. Not cyclic. Used especially of flowers whose parts are arranged in spirals rather than in whorls, as in magnolias.
  2. Having an open-chain molecular structure rather than a ring-shaped structure.
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