IUPAC definition : obsolescent term for saturated hydrocarbons, commonly but not necessarily acyclic.
still widely used in the petrochemical industry, where the term designates acyclic
saturated hydrocarbons, and stands in contradistinction to naphthenes.;
obsolescent term for saturated hydrocarbons, commonly but not necessarily acyclic.
still widely used in the petrochemical industry, where the term designates acyclic
saturated hydrocarbons, and stands in contradistinction to naphthenes.