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acyclic
/ eɪˈsaɪklɪk; eɪˈsɪklɪk /
adjective
- chem not cyclic; having an open chain structure
- botany having flower parts arranged in a spiral rather than a whorl
acyclic
/ ā-sī′klĭk,ā-sĭk′lĭk /
- Not cyclic. Used especially of flowers whose parts are arranged in spirals rather than in whorls, as in magnolias.
- Having an open-chain molecular structure rather than a ring-shaped structure.
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In the latter case the motion is said to be cyclic, in the former acyclic.
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