/ay suy"klik, ay sik"lik/ , adj.
1. not cyclic: an acyclic flower; acyclic compounds.
2. Chem. of or pertaining to a compound that does not contain a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with cyclic ).
[ 1875-80; A- 6 + CYCLIC ]
/ay suy"klik, ay sik"lik/ , adj.
1. not cyclic: an acyclic flower; acyclic compounds.
2. Chem. of or pertaining to a compound that does not contain a closed chain or ring of atoms (contrasted with cyclic ).
[ 1875-80; A- 6 + CYCLIC ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012