Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or designating a group of organic chemical compounds in which the carbon atoms are linked in open chains.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to fat; fatty; specifically, in chem., designating compounds which have only an open chain of carbon atoms, as distinguished especially from aromatic compounds, which contain a ring of carbon atoms, he natural fats consist chiefly of compounds of this type.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Org. Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, fat; fatty; -- applied to compounds having an open-chain structure. The
aliphatic compounds thus include not only thefatty acids and other derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons, but also unsaturated compounds, as the ethylene and acetylene series. Comparealicyclic andaromatic .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective organic chemistry Of a
class oforganic compounds in which thecarbon atoms are arranged in an openchain . - noun A compound of this type.
- noun A
petroleum fraction containing noaromatic compounds
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having carbon atoms linked in open chains
Etymologies
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Examples
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For example, among a class of compounds known as aliphatic esters, ethyl acetate has a fruity, rummy smell.
The Tastemaker in Her Flavor Factory Alexandra Alter 2011
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And those tests, Sawyer says, are routinely turning up long-chain "aliphatic" hydrocarbons associated with liver damage.
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Aspiration of aliphatic hydrocarbons may result in lethargy, tremors, and, rarely, convulsions or coma.
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The first group includes aliphatic hydrocarbons such as kerosene, mineral spirits, gasoline, naphtha and mineral seal oil.
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Death from CNS depression following aliphatic hydrocarbon ingestion has not been reported. 3
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In fact, petroleum distillate refers to a type of hydrocarbon which results from the processing of crude oil, and may be aliphatic or aromatic.
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Symptoms of aliphatic hydrocarbon ingestion, in the absence of toxic substituents, are confined to the gastrointestinal tract and the respiratory tract.
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There are a number of others under investigation: oil-based emulsions, products from bacteria, liposomes, endotoxins, and aliphatic amines.
Dr. Sherri Tenpenny: Novartis Is Celebrating. Should We? 2009
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Isoparaffinic Hydrocarbon Solvent The patent recommends Exxsol D60 , a proprietary goo concocted by ExxonMobil Chemical and described as an "aliphatic hydrocarbon"—a hydrocarbon without aromatic ring molecules.
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Isoparaffinic Hydrocarbon Solvent The patent recommends Exxsol D60 , a proprietary goo concocted by ExxonMobil Chemical and described as an "aliphatic hydrocarbon"—a hydrocarbon without aromatic ring molecules.
mat8iou commented on the word aliphatic
I came across it in the term aliphatic polyurethane coating in relation to the corrosion protection of steelwork
April 4, 2016