acyclic

Etymology

a- + cyclic

adj

  1. (chemistry) Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
  2. (graph theory, of a graph) Containing no cycles.
  3. (botany) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.

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