| a. | 1. | (Bot.) Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls |
| Adj. | 1. | acyclic - botany; not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls Antonyms: cyclic - botany; forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers" |
| 2. | acyclic - chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure Synonyms: open-chain Antonyms: cyclic - of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure |
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