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ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON [1 record]

Record 1 2004-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Aliphatic or Acyclic Hydrocarbons
DEF

Hydrocarbons in which the carbon skeleton is in the form of an open chain.

OBS

They are the major constituents of petroleum.

OBS

As opposed to the alicyclic hydrocarbons and the aromatic hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms form closed rings.

OBS

aliphatic hydrocarbons: rarely used in the singular, as this is a collective term.

Key term(s)
  • aliphatic hydrocarbon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Hydrocarbures aliphatiques ou acycliques
DEF

[Hydrocarbures] dont le squelette est constitué par une chaîne carbonée ouverte, soit linéaire, soit ramifiée.

OBS

hydrocarbures aliphatiques; hydrocarbures acycliques : pluriel d'usage (termes collectifs).

Key term(s)
  • hydrocarbure aliphatique
  • hydrocarbure acyclique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Hidrocarburos alifáticos o acíclicos
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