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heterocyclic
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As an adjective, heterocyclic means having atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings. As a noun, it means a heterocycle.
Meanings of heterocyclic
5 meaningsadjective
chemistryof a cyclic compoundHaving atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings.
organic chemistryof a cyclic compoundHaving one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.
Containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
noun
organic chemistryA heterocycle
A compound containing a heterocyclic ring
Similar: heterocyclic compound, heterocycle
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
heterocyclic compoundheterocycle
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