acyclic
/ey-sahy-klik, ey-sik-lik/US // eɪˈsaɪ klɪk, eɪˈsɪk lɪk //UK // (eɪˈsaɪklɪk, eɪˈsɪklɪk) //
无周期性,非周期性,无周期性的,非周期性的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : not cyclic: an acyclic flower; acyclic compounds.
- : Chemistry. of or relating to a compound that does not contain a closed chain or ring of atoms.
Examples
In acyclic flowers there is often a gradual transition from petals to stamens, as in the white water-lily (fig. 31).
In the latter case the motion is said to be cyclic, in the former acyclic.
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