Aliphatic
In
chemistry,
hydrocarbon compounds having an
open chain structure (this is, non-
aromatic) are called
aliphatic (synonyms:
acyclic,
open chain); they include not only the fatty acids and other derivatives of the
paraffin hydrocarbons, but also
unsaturated compounds, such as the
ethylene (
alkene) and
acetylene (
alkyne) series.
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