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alicyclic

[ al-uh-sahy-klik, -sik-lik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. of or noting organic compounds essentially aliphatic in chemical behavior but differing structurally in that the essential carbon atoms are connected in a ring instead of a chain.


alicyclic

/ -ˈsɪk-; ˌælɪˈsaɪklɪk /

adjective

  1. (of an organic compound) having aliphatic properties, in spite of the presence of a ring of carbon atoms
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alicyclic1

First recorded in 1890–95; ali(phatic) + cyclic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of alicyclic1

C19: from German alicyclisch, from ali ( phatic ) + cyclic

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