aliphatic compound

organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative

• acetylene, ethyne, alkyne — a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
• alicyclic compound — an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms
• alkene, olefine, olefin — any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
• methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin — a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

• organic compound — any compound of carbon and another element or a radical