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tricyclic

tricyclic adjective: having three rings of atoms in the molecule.

Adjective

tricyclic (not comparable)

  1. Having three rings of atoms in the molecule.
    • a tricyclic antidepressant
    • Anthracene is tricyclic.
  2. Of a flower: composed of three whorls or organs.

Noun

tricyclic (plural tricyclics)

  1. Any tricyclic compound.

tricyclic meaning in Bengali

tricyclic in Bengali

যেকোনো ট্রাইসাইক্লিক যৌগ

Forms of tricyclic

pluraltricyclics

Origin of tricyclic

From tri- + cyclic.

Words formed from tricyclic

Questions about tricyclic

What does tricyclic mean?
Tricyclic means having three rings of atoms in the molecule.
What is tricyclic in Bengali?
Tricyclic in Bengali is যেকোনো ট্রাইসাইক্লিক যৌগ. See Tricyclic meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is tricyclic?
Tricyclic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near tricyclic in the dictionary

  1. tricyclelike
  2. tricyclene
  3. tricycler
  4. tricyclers
  5. tricycles
  6. tricyclic
  7. tricyclics
  8. tricycling
  9. tricyclist
  10. tricyclists
  11. tricyclo

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