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adj
describing a cyclic system in which all the atoms of the ring are of the same element
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adjective satellite
containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: isocyclic
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English homocyclic From homo- + cyclic.
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