aliphatic

Language

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Category:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ALIPHATIC ἄλειφαρ (áleiphar, “oil, ointment”) +‎ -icCategory:English terms suffixed with -ic#ALIPHATIC.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ælɪˈfætɪk/Category:English 4-syllable words#ALIPHATIC Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ALIPHATIC
Audio (US): (file)
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Adjective

aliphatic (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#ALIPHATIC Category:English adjectives#ALIPHATIC Category:English uncomparable adjectives#ALIPHATIC Category:English entries with incorrect language header#ALIPHATIC Category:Pages with entries#ALIPHATIC Category:Pages with 1 entry#ALIPHATIC

(organic chemistry Category:en:Organic chemistry#ALIPHATIC) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.

Derived terms

Translations

organic chemistry: having carbon atoms arranged in an open chain

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Bulgarian: мастен (masten)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#ALIPHATIC, алифатен (alifaten)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#ALIPHATIC
Catalan: alifàticCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#ALIPHATIC
Chinese:
Cantonese: 脂肪族 (zi¹ fong¹ zuk⁶)Category:Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations#ALIPHATIC Category:Terms with Cantonese translations#ALIPHATIC

Mandarin: 脂肪族 (zh) (zhīfángzú)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#ALIPHATIC Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#ALIPHATIC
Czech: alifatickýCategory:Terms with Czech translations#ALIPHATIC
Finnish: alifaattinenCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#ALIPHATIC, avoketjuinenCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#ALIPHATIC
French: aliphatique (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#ALIPHATIC
German: aliphatisch (de)Category:Terms with German translations#ALIPHATIC
Greek: αλειφατικός (el) (aleifatikós)Category:Terms with Greek translations#ALIPHATIC
Hungarian: alifás (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#ALIPHATIC
Irish: alafatachCategory:Terms with Irish translations#ALIPHATIC
Italian: alifatico (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#ALIPHATIC
Japanese: 脂肪族の (しぼうぞくの, shibōzoku no)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#ALIPHATIC
Korean: 지방족(脂肪族) (jibangjok)Category:Terms with Korean translations#ALIPHATIC
Macedonian: алифатичен (alifatičen)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#ALIPHATIC, алифатски (alifatski)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#ALIPHATIC
Polish: alifatyczny (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#ALIPHATIC
Portuguese: alifático (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#ALIPHATIC
Romanian: alifatic (ro)Category:Terms with Romanian translations#ALIPHATIC
Russian: алифати́ческий (ru) (alifatíčeskij)Category:Terms with Russian translations#ALIPHATIC
Spanish: alifático (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#ALIPHATIC
Swedish: alifatisk (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#ALIPHATIC
Tagalog: malatabainCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#ALIPHATIC
Translingual: aliphaticusCategory:Terms with Translingual translations#ALIPHATIC
Turkish: alifatik (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#ALIPHATIC
Welsh: aliffatigCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#ALIPHATIC

Noun

aliphatic (plural aliphatics)Category:English lemmas#ALIPHATIC Category:English nouns#ALIPHATIC Category:English countable nouns#ALIPHATIC Category:English entries with incorrect language header#ALIPHATIC Category:Pages with entries#ALIPHATIC Category:Pages with 1 entry#ALIPHATIC

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

See also

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