| Pronunciation: | | ey'sIklik
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- [adj] chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure
- [adj] botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
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ACYCLIC is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | aliphatic, open-chain |
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| | Antonyms: | | cyclic |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*cyc"lic\, a. [Pref. a- not + cyclic.]
Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls; as:
(a) (Bot.) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on
the receptacle.
(b) (Org. Chem.) Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.
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