aliphatic compound

1. Organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative (synset 114625472)
   is a type of: organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
   subtypes:

   • acetylene, alkyne, ethyne - a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
   • alicyclic compound - an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms
   • alkene, olefin, olefine - any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
   • alkane, alkane series, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series - a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

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