2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: acyclic adjective 1: botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls [ant: {cyclic}] 2: chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure [syn: {open-chain}] [ant: {cyclic}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Acyclic \A*cyc"lic\, adjective [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.]

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