1a : of, relating to, or being a cycle. b : moving in cycles cyclic time. c : of, relating to, or being a chemical compound containing a ring of atoms.

What do you mean by acyclic compound?

[ ā-sī′klĭk, ā-sĭk′lĭk ] n. An organic compound that has an open chain structure and does not form a ring.

Are acyclic and aliphatic same?

As adjectives the difference between aliphatic and acyclic is that aliphatic is (organic chemistry) of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain while acyclic is (chemistry) not cyclic; having an open chain structure.