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benzocyclic

benzocyclic adjective: describing any cyclic compound in which a benzene ring is fused to the parent ring.

Adjective

benzocyclic (not comparable)

  1. Describing any cyclic compound in which a benzene ring is fused to the parent ring

Origin of benzocyclic

From benzo- + cyclic.

Questions about benzocyclic

What does benzocyclic mean?
Benzocyclic means describing any cyclic compound in which a benzene ring is fused to the parent ring.
What part of speech is benzocyclic?
Benzocyclic is an adjective.

Words near benzocyclic in the dictionary

  1. benzochromene
  2. benzochromenes
  3. benzochromenone
  4. benzochromenones
  5. benzoctamine
  6. benzocyclic
  7. benzocyclobutadiene
  8. benzocyclobutene
  9. benzocycloheptene
  10. benzocycloheptenes
  11. benzocyclohexane

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