polycyclic

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ cyclic.

Adjective

polycyclic (not comparable)

Involving more than one cycle.
(chemistry) Having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule.

Derived terms

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
polycyclic compound

Translations

having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule

Catalan: policíclic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 多環的／多环的 (duōhuán de)
Finnish: polysyklinen
French: polycyclique (fr)
German: polycyclisch (de)
Hungarian: policiklusos (hu)
Italian: policiclico m
Manx: yl-faineydagh
Russian: полицикли́ческий (ru) (policiklíčeskij)
Spanish: policíclico
Turkish: polisiklik

Noun

polycyclic (plural polycyclics)

A polycyclic compound.

Synonyms

polycyclic compound

Related terms

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