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acyclic

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  1. 1. adj. not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls Source: wordnet
  2. 2. adj. having an open chain structure Source: wordnet
  3. 3. 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. Source: webster
  4. 4. Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls; as: (a) (Bot.) Source: adambom
  5. 5. a. not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls a. having an open chain structure Source: ecdict

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cyclicwhorlspartsstructurearrangedbotchaincyclesdisposedopenratherspiralsaliphaticflowerinsertedopen-chainreceptaclespirally

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