Difference between Acyclic and Aliphatic
What is the difference between Acyclic and Aliphatic?
Acyclic as an adjective is not cyclic; having an open chain structure while Aliphatic as an adjective is of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
Acyclic
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: not cyclic; having an open chain structure
not cyclic
Aliphatic
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A compound of this type.A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds
We hope you now know whether to use Acyclic or Aliphatic in your sentence.
