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pentacyclic

pentacyclic adjective: having five rings, especially five fused rings as in many triterpenoids.

Adjective

pentacyclic (not comparable)

  1. Having five rings, especially five fused rings as in many triterpenoids.
  2. Of a flower: composed of five whorls or organs.

Origin of pentacyclic

From penta- + cyclic.

Words formed from pentacyclic

Questions about pentacyclic

What does pentacyclic mean?
Pentacyclic means having five rings, especially five fused rings as in many triterpenoids.
What part of speech is pentacyclic?
Pentacyclic is an adjective.

Words near pentacyclic in the dictionary

  1. pentaculum
  2. pentacuspid
  3. pentacuspidate
  4. pentacycle
  5. pentacycles
  6. pentacyclic
  7. pentacyclization
  8. pentacyclizations
  9. pentacyclosqualene
  10. pentacylindrical
  11. pentad

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