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polycyclic
a. (context chemistry English) Having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule. n. Such a compound
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Polycyclic
Polycyclic may refer to:
- Polycyclic compound, in organic chemistry, a cyclic compound with more than one hydrocarbon loop or ring structures
- Polycyclic group, in mathematics, a solvable group that satisfies the maximal condition on subgroups
Usage examples of "polycyclic".
All the compounds were polycyclic aromatics - carbon atoms in six-packs, twelve-packs, and cases.
Because it is the refractory tars in which polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and some other carcinogens are concentrated.
The cargo scows broke up into thousands of robot-guided missiles with Bergenholm drives, polycyclic drills and atomic warheads.
Kelvin was doing organic chemistry, diagramming a lot of polycyclic stuff.