aliphatic

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ælɪˈfætɪk/

Adjective

aliphatic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.

Translations

• French: aliphatique
• German: aliphatisch
• Italian: alifatico
• Portuguese: alifático
• Russian: алифати́ческий
• Spanish: alifático

Noun

aliphatic (plural aliphatics)

1. A compound of this type.
2. (chiefly, in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds

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