adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not cyclic; having an open chain structure. physical
2. 2
   Containing no cycles.
3. 3
   Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.

Adjective

1. 1
   having an open chain structure wordnet
2. 2
   not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

noncyclicopen-chain

Antonyms

All antonyms

bicyclicbiochemical loopcycliccyclic group

Etymology

From a- + cyclic.