Definition
Not forming or arranged in a circle or cycle; having a structure without a circular pattern.
Etymology
From Greek 'a-' (not) + 'cyclic' (forming a circle). The term comes from mathematics and chemistry where it describes structures that don't return to their starting point or don't contain rings of atoms.
Kelly Says
In chemistry, acyclic compounds are basically 'straight-chain' molecules—they're like roads that don't loop back, while cyclic compounds are like roundabouts that connect back to themselves. This distinction completely changes how molecules behave!
Translations
ARالعربية
غير حلقي
ghair-halqi
BNবাংলা
acyclic
a-si-klik
CACatalà
acyclic
a-si-klik
CSČeština
acyklický
a-si-klik-ky
DADansk
acyclic
a-si-klik
DEDeutsch
acyklisch
a-si-klik-ish
ELΕλληνικά
ακυκλικός
a-ki-klik-os
ESEspañol
aciclico
a-si-klik-o
FAفارسی
acyclic
a-si-klik
FISuomi
acyclinen
a-si-kline-n
FRFrançais
acyclique
a-si-klik
HEעברית
acyclic
a-si-klik
HIहिन्दी
acyclic
a-si-klik
HUMagyar
acyklick
a-si-klik
IDBahasa Indonesia
acyclic
a-si-klik
ITItaliano
aciclico
a-si-klik-o
MSBahasa Melayu
acyclic
a-si-klik
MYမြန်မာ
acyclic
a-si-klik
NLNederlands
acyclie
a-si-klik
NONorsk
acyclic
a-si-klik
PLPolski
acykliczny
a-si-klik-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
aciclico
a-si-klik-o
RORomână
aciclic
a-si-klik
RUРусский
acyclic
a-si-klik
SVSvenska
acyclic
a-si-klik
SWKiswahili
acyclic
a-si-klik
TAதமிழ்
acyclic
a-si-klik
TEతెలుగు
acyclic
a-si-klik
TRTürkçe
acyclic
a-si-klik
UKУкраїнська
acyклічний
a-si-klik-lych-ny
VITiếng Việt
acyclic
a-si-klik