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acyclic

adjective

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Pronunciation: /eɪˈsaɪklɪk/ / /eɪˈsɪklɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English acyclic From a- + cyclic.

  1. Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
  2. Containing no cycles.
  3. Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.