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polycyclic

adj

Etymology

From poly- + cyclic.

  1. derived from κυκλικός
  2. borrowed from cyclicus
  3. borrowed from cyclique
  4. prefixed as polycyclic — “poly + cyclic”

Definitions

  1. Involving more than one cycle.

  2. Having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule.

  3. Having the members of a series, such as a calyx or corolla, in several circles.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A polycyclic compound.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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