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Adjective: acyclic  ey'sIk-lik
  1. (botany) not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
     
  2. (chemistry) having an open chain structure
    - open-chain

See also: aliphatic

Antonym: cyclic

Encyclopedia: Acyclic

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