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In spirals rather than whorls
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acyclic
Word definitions for acyclic in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls [ant: cyclic ] chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure [syn: open-chain ] [ant: cyclic ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acyclic \A*cyc"lic\, a. [Pref. a- not + cyclic.] Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls; as: (Bot.) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle. (Org. Chem.) Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Acyclic can refer to: In chemistry, a compound which is an open-chain compound , e.g. alkanes and acyclic aliphatic compounds In mathematics : A graph without a cycle , especially A directed acyclic graph An acyclic complex is a chain complex, all of whose ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context chemistry English) not cyclic; having an open chain structure 2 (context graph theory English) not cyclic 3 (cx botany English) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.