| aliped | <zoology> Wing-footed, as the bat. An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat. Origin: L. Alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. Alipede. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| aliphatic | <biochemistry, chemistry> A major class of organic compounds where carbon and hydrogen molecules are arranged in straight or branched chains. A type of hydrocarbon that includes alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes. (13 Nov 1997) |
| aliphatic acids | The acids of nonaromatic hydrocarbons (e.g., acetic, propionic, butyric acids); the so-called fatty acids of the formula R-COOH, where R is a nonaromatic (aliphatic) hydrocarbon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aliphatic compound | An organic compound in which the chain does not form a ring. Synonym: aliphatic compound, open chain compound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aliphatic nitrilase | <enzyme> Acts on aliphatic nitriles such as acrylonitrile, crotononitrile and glutaronitrile, forming a carboxylic acid + nh3; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 3.5.5.- Synonym: rhodococcus rhodochrous k22 nitrilase, acrylonitrile nitrilase, glutaronitrile nitrilase (26 Jun 1999) |
| alipoid | Characterised by absence of lipoids. Origin: G. A-priv. + lipoides, resembling fat (05 Mar 2000) |
| alipotropic | Having no effect upon fat metabolism, or upon the movement of fat to the liver. Origin: G. A-priv. + lipos, fat, + tropos, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |