aliphatic
adjective
- pertaining to a fat or oil
- of or relating to a major group of organic compounds, structured in open chains, including alkanes (paraffins), alkenes (olefins), and alkynes (acetylenes)
See aliphatic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ălˌə-fătˈĭk)
adjective Of, relating to, or designating a group of organic chemical compounds in which the carbon atoms are linked in open chains.
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