bi·cy·clic (b -s kl k, -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. |
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
| 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. |
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| Adj. | 1. | bicyclic - having molecules consisting of two fused rings cyclic - of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure |
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