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heterocycle

Syllables: het·er·o·cy·cle

heterocycle noun: a heterocyclic compound or ring.

Noun

heterocycle (plural heterocycles)

  1. A heterocyclic compound or ring.

Forms of heterocycle

pluralheterocycles

Origin of heterocycle

From hetero- + cycle.

Words formed from heterocycle

Questions about heterocycle

What does heterocycle mean?
Heterocycle means a heterocyclic compound or ring.
What part of speech is heterocycle?
Heterocycle is a noun.
What is the plural of heterocycle?
The plural of heterocycle is heterocycles.

Words near heterocycle in the dictionary

  1. heteroctamers
  2. heterocumulene
  3. heterocumulenes
  4. heterocyclase
  5. heterocyclases
  6. heterocycle
  7. heterocycles
  8. heterocyclic
  9. heterocyclical
  10. heterocyclically
  11. heterocyclics

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