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aliphatic Definition

ali·phatic (al′ə fatik)

adjective

  1. pertaining to a fat or oil
  2. of or relating to a major group of organic compounds, structured in open chains, including alkanes (paraffins), alkenes (olefins), and alkynes (acetylenes)

Etymology: < Gr aleiphar (gen. aleiphatos), fat, oil + -ic

aliphatic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • amine: All aliphatic primary amines are stronger bases than ammonia.
  • hydrocarbon: Our solvent based paints use two solvents, often in combination: - citrus oils, - aliphatic hydrocarbons.
  • compound: Note: If you aren't sure about naming aliphatic compounds follow this link before you go on.
  • alcohol: Figure 1: The two possible packing arrangements of aliphatic alcohols in a Langmuir film.
  • acid: By extension, the term is sometimes used to embrace all acyclic aliphatic carboxylic acids.
  • chain: Two-dimensional solid-state 2 H and 1 H NMR provides information on molecular dynamics, especially that of the motions of the aliphatic chains.

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