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1 aliphatic -- rank: 1000

aliphatic definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: having carbon ... rings. Etymology: Gk aleiphar -atos fat Webster's 1913 Dictionary Aliphatic Al`i*phat"ic, a. [Gr. ?, ?, oil, fat.] (Org. Chem ... fatty; -- applied to compounds having an openc-hain structure. The aliphatic compounds thus include not only the fatty acids and other ...

2 aliphatic compound -- rank: 966

aliphatic compound definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: organic ...

3 alicyclic -- rank: 535

alicyclic definitions Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary aliphatic + cyclic Date: 1891 of, relating to, or being an organic ... compound that contains a ring but is not aromatic — compare aliphatic Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. Chem. of, denoting, or relating to organic compounds combining a cyclic structure with aliphatic properties, e.g. cyclohexane. Etymology: G alicyclisch (as ALIPHATIC, CYCLIC)

4 acyclic -- rank: 364

... in whorls or cycles b. having an open-chain structure ; aliphatic < an acyclic compound > Webster's 1913 Dictionary Acyclic A*cyc ... the receptacle. (b) (Org. Chem.) Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.

5 olefin -- rank: 364

... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon [syn: alkene, olefine, olefin] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology ... is in a ring (cyclic) or a chain (acyclic, or aliphatic) or by the number of double bonds (monoolefin, diolefin, etc ...

6 fatty acid -- rank: 364

... 3.0 (2005) n 1: any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and ... Webster's noun Date: 1838 1. any of numerous saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acids CnH2n+1COOH (as acetic acid) including many that ...

7 alkene -- rank: 364

... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon [syn: alkene, olefine, olefin] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology ... Reference Dictionary n. Chem. any of a series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons containing a double bond and having the general formula ...

8 alkyl -- rank: 230

... univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons [syn: alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radical] Merriam Webster's ...

9 alkane -- rank: 230

... Reference Dictionary n. Chem. any of a series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, including methane, ethane ...

10 alicyclic compound -- rank: 230

... compound definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms

11 Aromatic -- rank: 230

... as benzene) containing usually multiple conjugated double bonds — compare alicyclic, aliphatic Synonyms: see odorous • aromatically adverb • aromaticity noun II. noun Date ...

12 olefine -- rank: 230

... definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon [syn: alkene, olefine, olefin] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Olefine ...

13 carotenoid -- rank: 230

... in plants and animals and characterized chemically by a long aliphatic polyene chain composed of eight isoprene units • carotenoid adjective Oxford ...

14 adip- -- rank: 230

... fat, oil, from aleiphein to rub with oil — more at aliphatic fat < adipocyte >

15 alkyne -- rank: 230

... Reference Dictionary n. Chem. any of a series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons containing a triple bond and having the general formula ...