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aliphatic
"Relating to or denoting organic compounds in which carbon atoms form open chains (as in the alkanes), not aromatic rings", Late 19th century (originally used of the fatty acids): from Greek
aleiphar
,
aleiphat-
'fat' +
-ic
.