Definitions
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 theatoms of thering are of the sameelement
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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