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carbocyclic compound

[ kahr-buh-sahy-klik, -sik-lik, kahr- ]

noun

  1. any of a group of organic chemical compounds in which all the atoms composing the ring are carbon atoms, as benzene or cyclopropane.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbocyclic compound1

First recorded in 1895–1900; carbo- + cyclic

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