bicyclic

[ bahy-sahy-klik, -sik-lik ]

/ baɪˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk /

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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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Also bi·cy·cli·cal

[bahy-sahy-kli-kuhl, -sik-li-kuhl] /baɪˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, -ˈsɪk lɪ kəl/ .

Origin of bicyclic

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

Words nearby bicyclic

bicycle kick, bicycle motocross, bicycle path, bicycle pump, bicycle race, bicyclic, bid, Bida, bid adieu, bidarka, Bidault

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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.