aliphatic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ (áleiphar, “oil, ointment”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ælɪˈfætɪk/

Adjective

aliphatic (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) 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

Bulgarian: мастен (masten), алифатен (alifaten)
Catalan: alifàtic
Chinese:
Cantonese: 脂肪族 (zi¹ fong¹ zuk⁶)

Mandarin: 脂肪族 (zh) (zhīfángzú)
Czech: alifatický
Finnish: alifaattinen, avoketjuinen
French: aliphatique (fr)
German: aliphatisch (de)
Hungarian: alifás (hu)
Irish: alafatach
Italian: alifatico (it)
Japanese: 脂肪族の (しぼうぞくの, shibōzoku no)
Korean: 지방족(脂肪族) (jibangjok)
Macedonian: алифатичен (alifatičen), алифатски (alifatski)
Polish: alifatyczny
Portuguese: alifático (pt)
Romanian: alifatic (ro)
Russian: алифати́ческий (ru) (alifatíčeskij)
Spanish: alifático (es)
Swedish: alifatisk (sv)
Tagalog: malatabain
Turkish: alifatik (tr)

Noun

aliphatic (plural aliphatics)

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

See also

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