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heterocyclic

adj

Etymology

From hetero- + cyclic.

  1. derived from κυκλικός
  2. borrowed from cyclicus
  3. borrowed from cyclique
  4. formed as heterocyclic — “hetero- + cyclic”

Definitions

  1. Having atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings.

  2. Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.

    • Other highly effective heterocyclic substituents were pyrazinyl and quinoxalyl.

  3. A heterocycle

The neighborhood

Derived

heterocyclically, nitroheterocyclic, non-heterocyclic, nonheterocyclic, polyheterocyclic

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for heterocyclic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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