bicyclic

bi·cy·clic  (b-sklk, -sklk)

adj.

1. Consisting of or having two cycles.

2. Botany Composed of or arranged in two distinct whorls, as the petals of a flower.

3. Chemistry Relating to or being a molecule containing two rings, either by a fused or bridged arrangement.

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bicyclic [baɪˈsaɪklɪk -ˈsɪklɪk], bicyclical

adj

1. of, forming, or formed by two circles, cycles, etc

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of stamens, petals, etc.) arranged in two whorls

3. (Chemistry) (of a chemical compound) having atoms arranged in two rings fused together with at least two atoms common to each ring naphthalene is bicyclic

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bicyclic  (b-sklk, -sklk)

1. Relating to a compound having two closed rings. Naphthalene is a bicyclic compound.

2. Composed of or arranged in two distinct whorls, as the petals of a flower.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bicyclic - having molecules consisting of two fused rings cyclic - of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure