alicyclic
[ al-uh-sahy-klik, -sik-lik ]
adjectiveChemistry.
of or noting organic compounds essentially aliphatic in chemical behavior but differing structurally in that the essential carbon atoms are connected in a ring instead of a chain.
Origin of alicyclic
1First recorded in 1890–95; ali(phatic) + cyclic
- Also cycloaliphatic.
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British Dictionary definitions for alicyclic
alicyclic
/ (ˌælɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪk-) /
adjective
(of an organic compound) having aliphatic properties, in spite of the presence of a ring of carbon atoms
Origin of alicyclic
1C19: from German alicyclisch, from ali (phatic) + cyclic
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