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alicyclic

al·i·cy·clic
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-uh-sahy-klik, -sik-lik]
    • /ˌæl əˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-uh-sahy-klik, -sik-lik]
    • /ˌæl əˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk/

Definitions of alicyclic word

  • adjective alicyclic (of an organic compound) having aliphatic properties, in spite of the presence of a ring of carbon atoms 3
  • adjective alicyclic of or relating to certain cyclic compounds with carbon atoms in any type of closed chain (excluding the benzene ring), but with properties similar to aliphatic compounds 3
  • adjective alicyclic 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. 1
  • noun alicyclic Relating to or denoting organic compounds that combine cyclic structure with aliphatic properties, e.g., cyclohexane and other saturated cyclic hydrocarbons. 1
  • adjective alicyclic (organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure. 0
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Origin of alicyclic

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; ali(phatic) + cyclic

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Parts of speech for Alicyclic

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alicyclic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Top questions with alicyclic

  • what is alicyclic compound?

Related words

  • adamantane

    a white crystalline alicyclic hydrocarbon, C 10 H 16 , consisting of four fused cyclohexane rings, with the carbon atoms arranged as in the diamond lattice.

  • aliphatic

    (of an organic compound) not aromatic, esp having an open chain structure, such as alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes

  • aromatization

    the conversion of aliphatic or alicyclic compounds to aromatic hydrocarbons.

  • cycloaliphatic

    (of an organic compound) aliphatic in chemical behaviour but having its carbon atoms in a ring

  • cycloolefin

    any of the homologous series of unsaturated, alicyclic hydrocarbons, as cyclooctatetraene and cyclopentadiene, containing one double bond in the ring and having the general formula C 11 H 2n−2 .

  • cycloparaffin

    any of a series of saturated alicyclic hydrocarbons of the general formula CnH2n, having a closed chain of three or more carbon atoms, as cyclohexane
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