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exocyclic

exocyclic adjective: (of a cyclic compound) not forming part of, or not attached to the ring.

Adjective

exocyclic (not comparable)

  1. (of a cyclic compound) not forming part of, or not attached to the ring

Origin of exocyclic

From exo- + cyclic.

Questions about exocyclic

What does exocyclic mean?
Exocyclic means (of a cyclic compound) not forming part of, or not attached to the ring.
What part of speech is exocyclic?
Exocyclic is an adjective.

Words near exocyclic in the dictionary

  1. exoculates
  2. exoculating
  3. exocuticle
  4. exocuticles
  5. exocuticular
  6. exocyclic
  7. exocyst
  8. exocysts
  9. exocytic
  10. exocytically
  11. exocytoplasmic

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