Associations to the word «Acyclic»

Wiktionary

ACYCLIC, adjective. (chemistry) Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
ACYCLIC, adjective. (graph theory) (of a graph) Containing no cycles.
ACYCLIC, adjective. (botany) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.

Dictionary definition

ACYCLIC, adjective. Not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls.
ACYCLIC, adjective. Having an open chain structure.

Wise words

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