Found 2 items, similar to aliphatic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: aliphatic
aliphatic
adj : having carbon atoms linked in open chains
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Aliphatic
Aliphatic
\Al`i*phat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, oil, fat.] (Org. Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, fat; fatty; -- applied to
compounds having an open-chain structure. The aliphatic
compounds thus include not only the fatty acids and other
derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons, but also
unsaturated compounds, as the ethylene and acetylene series.
Compare
alicyclic and
aromatic.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]