acyclic

English Thesaurus

1. having an open chain structure (adj.all)

similar	:	aliphatic,
definition	:	having carbon atoms linked in open chains (adj.all)

domain category	:	chemical science, chemistry,
definition	:	the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition)

2. not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls (adj.all)

domain category	:	botany, phytology,
definition	:	the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition)

3. having an open chain structure (adj.all)

antonym	:	cyclic,
definition	:	of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure (adj.all)

4. not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls (adj.all)

antonym	:	cyclic,
definition	:	forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl (adj.all)

5. having an open chain structure (adj.all)

antonym	:	cyclic,
definition	:	of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure (adj.all)

6. not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls (adj.all)

antonym	:	cyclic,
definition	:	forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl (adj.all)