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carbocycle

carbocycle noun: the system of hydrocarbon rings in a specific class of compounds.

Noun

carbocycle (plural carbocycles)

  1. The system of hydrocarbon rings in a specific class of compounds.

Forms of carbocycle

pluralcarbocycles

Origin of carbocycle

From carbo- + cycle.

Questions about carbocycle

What does carbocycle mean?
Carbocycle means the system of hydrocarbon rings in a specific class of compounds.
What part of speech is carbocycle?
Carbocycle is a noun.
What is the plural of carbocycle?
The plural of carbocycle is carbocycles.

Words near carbocycle in the dictionary

  1. carbocyanide
  2. carbocyanin
  3. carbocyanine
  4. carbocyanines
  5. carbocyanins
  6. carbocycle
  7. carbocycles
  8. carbocyclic
  9. carbocyclization
  10. carbocyclizations
  11. carbocysteine

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