bicyclic
[ bahy-sahy-klik, -sik-lik ]
/ baɪˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk /
adjective
consisting of or having two cycles or circles.
Botany. in two whorls, as the stamens of a flower.
pertaining to or resembling a bicycle.
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British Dictionary definitions for bicyclic
bicyclic
bicyclical
/ (baɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪklɪk) /
adjective
of, forming, or formed by two circles, cycles, etc
(of stamens, petals, etc) arranged in two whorls
(of a chemical compound) having atoms arranged in two rings fused together with at least two atoms common to each ringnaphthalene is bicyclic
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Scientific definitions for bicyclic
bicyclic
[ bī-sī′klĭk, -sĭk′lĭk ]
Relating to a compound having two closed rings. Naphthalene is a bicyclic compound.
Composed of or arranged in two distinct whorls, as the petals of a flower.
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