heterocyclic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]heterocyclic (not comparable)
- (chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings.
- (organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.
- 1951, Apollonia Frances Olson, Helen G. Tibbitts, A Study of Head Nurse Activities in a General Hospital, 1950, page 163:
- Other highly effective heterocyclic substituents were pyrazinyl and quinoxalyl.
Synonyms
[edit]- heterocyclical
- carboheterocyclic (organic chemistry)
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon
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Noun
[edit]heterocyclic (plural heterocyclics)