carbocyclic ring

carbocyclic ring
a chemical ring that includes only carbon atoms.

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  • carbocyclic — [kär΄bō sīk′lik] adj. 〚 CARBO + CYCLIC〛 designating an organic ring compound in which all the members of the ring are carbon atoms, as benzene or naphthalene: see also ALIPHATIC * * * car·bo·cy·clic …   Universalium

  • carbocyclic — [kär΄bō sīk′lik] adj. [ CARBO + CYCLIC] designating an organic ring compound in which all the members of the ring are carbon atoms, as benzene or naphthalene: see also ALIPHATIC …   English World dictionary

  • carbocyclic — adjective having or relating to or characterized by a ring composed of carbon atoms • Pertains to noun: ↑carbon • Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science * * * |kärbō|sīklik, si adjective Etymology: Internatio …   Useful english dictionary

  • carbocyclic — car·bo·cy·clic .kär bō sī klik, sik lik adj being or having an organic ring composed of carbon atoms * * * car·bo·cy·clic (kahr″bo sikґlik) ( siґklik) having or pertaining to a closed chain or ring formation which includes only carbon… …   Medical dictionary

  • carbocyclic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1899 being or having an organic ring composed of carbon atoms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • carbocyclic compound — /kahr beuh suy klik, sik lik, kahr / any of a group of organic chemical compounds in which all the atoms composing the ring are carbon atoms, as benzene or cyclopropane. [1895 1900; CARBO + CYCLIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • carbocyclic — adjective describing a ring, all of whose atoms are carbon …   Wiktionary

  • carbocyclic compound — /ˌkaboʊsaɪklɪk ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ (say .kahbohsuyklik kompownd), / sɪklɪk/ (say siklik) noun an organic compound in which all the atoms composing the ring are carbon atoms, as cyclohexane …  

  • carbocyclic compound — /kahr beuh suy klik, sik lik, kahr / any of a group of organic chemical compounds in which all the atoms composing the ring are carbon atoms, as benzene or cyclopropane. [1895 1900; CARBO + CYCLIC] …   Useful english dictionary

  • heterocyclic compound — Any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules contain one or more rings of atoms with at least one atom (the heteroatom) being an element other than carbon, most frequently oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur. As in regular cyclic hydrocarbons,… …   Universalium

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