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carbocyclic compound

American

[kahr-buh-sahy-klik, -sik-lik, kahr-] / ˈkɑr bəˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk, ˌkɑr- /

noun

any of a group of organic chemical compounds in which all the atoms composing the ring are carbon atoms, as benzene or cyclopropane.

First recorded in 1895–1900; carbo- + cyclic

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