Bicyclic
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bicyclic — [bī sīk′lik] adj. 1. of or forming two cycles 2. Chem. containing only two fused rings in the molecule: Also bicyclical … English World dictionary
bicyclic — Cyclic Cyc lic (s?k l?k or s? kl?k), Cyclical Cyc lic*al (s?k l? kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko s, fr. ky klos See {Cycle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bicyclic — 1. adjective a) Having two cycles. b) Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in … Wiktionary
Bicyclic antidepressant — Bicyclic antidepressants are a class of antidepressant drugs. They are named after the drugs molecular structure, which contains two rings of atoms (compare tetracyclic and tricyclic antidepressants). The term bicyclic antidepressant is of lesser … Wikipedia
Bicyclic molecule — [ bicyclic molecule contains two fused aliphatic rings. Fusion can occur in three ways: #At two mutually bonded atoms or #Across a sequence of atoms (bridgehead) an example is norbornane, bicyclo [2.2.1] heptane or #At a single atom (spirocyclic … Wikipedia
Bicyclic semigroup — In mathematics, the bicyclic semigroup is an algebraic object important for the structure theory of semigroups. Although it is in fact a monoid, it is usually referred to as simply a semigroup. The first published description of this object was… … Wikipedia
bicyclic compound — biciklinis junginys statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Junginys, turintis du žiedus su dviem arba daugiau bendrų atomų. atitikmenys: angl. bicyclic compound rus. бициклическое соединение; двухъядерное соединение … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
bicyclic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1909 1. consisting of or arranged in two cycles 2. containing two usually fused rings in the structure of the molecule … New Collegiate Dictionary
bicyclic — /buy suy klik, sik lik/, adj. 1. consisting of or having two cycles or circles. 2. Bot. in two whorls, as the stamens of a flower. 3. pertaining to or resembling a bicycle. Also, bicyclical. [1875 80; BI 1 + CYCLIC] * * * … Universalium
bicyclic — bi·cy·clic ( )bī sī klik, sik lik adj containing two usu. fused rings in the structure of the molecule … Medical dictionary
