Aliphatic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective Chemistry.
  1. 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.
adjective
  1. (of an organic compound) not aromatic, esp having an open chain structure, such as alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes
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