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ALICYCLIC COMPOUND
Dictionary entry overview: What does alicyclic compound mean?
• ALICYCLIC COMPOUND (noun)
The noun ALICYCLIC COMPOUND has 1 sense:
1. an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms
Familiarity information: ALICYCLIC COMPOUND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("alicyclic compound" is a kind of...):
aliphatic compound (organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative)
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