acyclic

• Describe una estructura o proceso que no forma un ciclo; se usa principalmente en química y matemáticas.

Describes a structure or process that does not form a cycle; used primarily in chemistry and mathematics.

1. Not cyclic (botany)C2formalscientific

   Having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls, as in certain flowers.

   acíclico (botánica)

   • The acyclic arrangement of petals is common in some primitive plants.
   • Botanists studied the acyclic floral structure of the magnolia.
   • Unlike cyclic flowers, acyclic ones have spirally arranged organs.

   Sinónimoshelicalspiral

2. Open chain structure (chemistry)C2formalscientific

   Describing a chemical compound with a molecular structure that does not form a ring, but has an open chain of atoms.

   acíclico (química)

   • Acyclic hydrocarbons are also known as aliphatic compounds.
   • The acyclic molecule has a linear arrangement of carbon atoms.
   • In organic chemistry, acyclic compounds are contrasted with cyclic ones.

   Sinónimosnoncyclicopen-chain

   Antónimoscyclic