Usually means: Composed of non-aromatic carbon chains.
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General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. aliphatic: Merriam-Webster
  2. aliphatic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. aliphatic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. aliphatic: Collins English Dictionary
  5. aliphatic: Vocabulary.com
  6. aliphatic: Wordnik
  7. aliphatic: Wiktionary
  8. aliphatic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. aliphatic: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. aliphatic: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. aliphatic: Dictionary.com
  12. Aliphatic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. aliphatic: Rhymezone
  14. aliphatic: FreeDictionary.org
  15. aliphatic: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  16. aliphatic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. aliphatic: TheFreeDictionary.com
  18. aliphatic: Merriam-Webster

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. aliphatic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. aliphatic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. aliphatic: Medical dictionary

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Aliphatic: Material Safety Data Sheets HyperGlossary
  2. Glossary of Entomology (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)

(Note: See aliphatics as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (aliphatic)

adjective:  (organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.
noun:  A compound of this type.
noun:  (chiefly in the plural) A petroleum fraction containing no aromatic compounds

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