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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acyclic adj 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}]
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