bicyclic

American  

[bahy-sahy-klik, -sik-lik] / baɪˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk /

Also bicyclical

adjective

1. consisting of or having two cycles or circles.

2. Botany.  in two whorls, as the stamens of a flower.

3. pertaining to or resembling a bicycle.

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bicyclic British  

/ baɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪklɪk /

adjective

1. of, forming, or formed by two circles, cycles, etc

2. (of stamens, petals, etc) arranged in two whorls

3. (of a chemical compound) having atoms arranged in two rings fused together with at least two atoms common to each ring

   naphthalene is bicyclic

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bicyclic Scientific  

/ bī-sī′klĭk,-sĭk′lĭk /

1. Relating to a compound having two closed rings. Naphthalene is a bicyclic compound.

2. Composed of or arranged in two distinct whorls, as the petals of a flower.

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Etymology

Origin of bicyclic

First recorded in 1875–80; bi- ¹ + cyclic

Example Sentences

The bicyclic β-lactam/2-pyrrolidine precursor to all carbapenem antibiotics is biosynthesized by attachment of a carboxymethylene unit to C5 of -proline followed by β-lactam ring closure.

From Science Magazine

The structures of receptors highlight those regions that are unique to particular receptor subtypes, which may facilitate more rational developments of subtype-specific drugs, either using traditional small molecule chemistry or innovative approaches such as bicyclic or linear peptides.

From Nature