Wikipedia: History of Aliphatic compound

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Aliphatic compounds are "saturated" carbon molecules. Aliphatic molecules consist, generally, of a backbone of carbon atoms and other atoms bound to this carbon chain - most frequently hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and various halides.
They are often studied as a branch of organic chemistry.

Aliphatic compounds in organic chemistry are saturated or unsaturated chains of carbon. Aliphatic molecules consist, generally, of a backbone of carbon atoms and other atoms bound to this carbon chain - most frequently hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and various halides.

	Revision 7 . . October 4, 2001 2:34 am by Sodium [aliphatic compounds can be unsaturated]
	Revision 6 . . (edit) October 4, 2001 2:28 am by Sodium
	Revision 4 . . October 3, 2001 2:33 am by (logged).186.19.xxx *[cyclohexane, for instance, is aliphatic, though not "straight-chain". Edited to include discussion of "saturation" and lack of multiple C-C bonds as distinguishing feature of aliphatic compounds.]**