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acyclic


Definition of acyclic

adjective

  • 1not displaying or forming part of a cycle.
  • (of a woman) not having a menstrual cycle: donor age showed no influence on chance of pregnancy in acyclic patients
  • 2 Chemistry (of a compound or molecule) containing no rings of atoms: simple acyclic alkenes

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