aliphatic

1. 1.

   having carbon atoms linked in open chains

   Similaracyclic

Questions about aliphatic

What does aliphatic mean?

aliphatic means "having carbon atoms linked in open chains".

How many syllables are in aliphatic?

aliphatic has 4 syllables and divides as a-li-pha-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is aliphatic a common word?

aliphatic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.