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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls;

2. having an open chain structure;
[syn: acyclic, open-chain]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acyclic \A*cyc"lic\, a. [Pref. a- not + cyclic.]
   Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls; as:
   (a) (Bot.) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on
       the receptacle.
   (b) (Org. Chem.) Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.
       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acyclic
    adj 1: not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals
           rather than whorls [ant: cyclic]
    2: having an open chain structure [syn: acyclic, open-chain]
       [ant: cyclic]