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Aliphatic : adj : having carbon atoms linked in open chains
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Aliphatic : \Al`i*phat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, oil, fat.] (Org. Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, fat; fatty; -- applied to
compounds having an openc-hain structure. The aliphatic
compounds thus include not only the fatty acids and other
derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons, but also
unsaturated compounds, as the ethylene and acetylene series.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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