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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Containing a closed ring structure made of only one kind of atom. Benzene, for example, is a homocyclic compound, having a ring consisting of six carbon atoms.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the same or only one circle or cycle.
  • noun A closed-chain compound in which the ring consists only of carbon atoms, as benzene.

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  • adjective chemistry describing a cyclic system in which all the atoms of the ring are of the same element

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms

Etymologies

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homo- +‎ cyclic

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