aliphatic compound

Other forms: aliphatic compounds

Definitions of aliphatic compound

1. noun

   organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative
   types:

   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)

   butane

   occurs in natural gas; used in the manufacture of rubber and fuels

   amine, aminoalkane

   a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals

   C2H6, ethane

   a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel

   ethene, ethylene

   a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

   heptane

   a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings

   hexane

   a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent

   methane

   a colorless, odorless gas used as a fuel

   type of:

   organic compound

   any compound of carbon and another element or a radical