Found 2 items, similar to acyclic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: acyclic acyclic adj 1: botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls [ant: cyclic] 2: chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure [syn: open-chain] [ant: cyclic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Acyclic Acyclic \A*cyc"lic\, a. [Pref. a- not + cyclic.] Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls; as: (a) (Bot.) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle. (b) (Org. Chem.) Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]