aliphatic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ (áleiphar, “oil, ointment”).

adj

  1. (organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.

noun

  1. A compound of this type.
  2. (chiefly in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds

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