acyclic
adjectivetécnico/ɐsiˈkliku/low
a·cí·cli·co
Definition
Not forming a cycle; not cyclic or periodic.
An alkane molecule is acyclic.
The decision process was acyclic, with no return to previous stages.
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Common collocations
acyclic compoundacyclic movementacyclic process
Etymology
Do grego 'a-' (sem) + 'kýklos' (círculo, ciclo).