acyclic

acyclic
/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]

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