heterocyclic
adjective
of or relating to the branch of chemistry dealing with cyclic compounds in which at least one of the ring members is not a carbon atom (contrasted with homocyclic).
heterocycle
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a word derived from
heterocyclic.
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One of these photocyclizations involved the reaction of a heterocycle with molecular oxygen, which was first studied by Yale's Harry Wasserman in the 1960s.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
