alifático
Portuguese, adjective/a.liˈfa.t͡ʃi.ku/
alifático is spelled A-L-I-F-Á-T-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written Portuguese, the 218,398th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alifático is a Portuguese adjective meaning “aliphatic (having carbon atoms arranged in an open chain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se do composto orgânico que não é cíclico”.
What does alifático mean in English?
adjective
- 1
aliphatic (having carbon atoms arranged in an open chain)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do composto orgânico que não é cíclico 2. relativo à gordura ou dela derivado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of alifático
- alifática feminine
- alifáticos masculine plural
- alifáticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alifático?
- Brazil /a.liˈfa.t͡ʃi.ku/
- Portugal /ɐ.liˈfa.ti.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to alifático
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is alifático in Portuguese?
alifático appears about once in every 62 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).