English Explanatory Dictionary

bicyclic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having two cycles.
  2. Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in biphenyl.
noun
  1. A bicyclic compound.

Word forms

bicyclic bicyclics

Etymology

From bi- + cyclic.

Related words

azabicyclic monocyclic tricyclic polycyclic

Derived words

macrobicyclic oxabicyclic
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