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Hydrocarbons, Acyclic

Medical Definition:	Organic compounds composed exclusively of carbon and hydrogen where no carbon atoms join to form a ring structure.
Guide Notes:	GEN; prefer specifics; used for mapping supplementary chemicals; do not confuse with HYDROCARBONS, ALICYCLIC

Hydrocarbons, Acyclic Categories.

	Alkanes - The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
	Alkenes - Unsaturated hydrocarbons of the type Cn-H2n, indicated by the suffix -ene. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p408)
	Alkynes - Acyclic hydrocarbons with one triple bond of the general formula Cn-H2n-2. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

Hydrocarbons, Acyclic Medical Definitions and Terms

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