aliphatic
/ælɪˈfætɪk/
aliphatic adjective: of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
Adjective
aliphatic (not comparable)
Noun
aliphatic (plural aliphatics)
aliphatic meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog
aliphatic in Tamil
- கொழுப்பார்ந்த, கொழுப்புக்குரிய, மண்டலிக்காத, திறந்த தொடரினம் சார்ந்த, உயிர்ச்சேர்மான வகைக்குரிய
aliphatic in Kannada
- ಕೊಬ್ಬಿನ, ತೆರಸುತ್ತಿನ, ಸುತ್ತಿರದಗೆರೆ
aliphatic in Tagalog
- organic chemistry: having carbon atoms arranged in an open chain
- malatabain
Forms of aliphatic
| plural | aliphatics |
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Origin of aliphatic
From oblique stem of Ancient Greek ἄλειφαρ (áleiphar, “oil, ointment”) + -ic.
Words formed from aliphatic
Questions about aliphatic
- What does aliphatic mean?
- Aliphatic means of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
- What is aliphatic in Tamil?
- Aliphatic in Tamil is கொழுப்பார்ந்த, கொழுப்புக்குரிய, மண்டலிக்காத. See Aliphatic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is aliphatic?
- Aliphatic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce aliphatic?
- Aliphatic is pronounced /ælɪˈfætɪk/.
Words near aliphatic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: aliphatic (page history and authors); aliphatic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aliphatic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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