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polyalicyclic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having many alicyclic rings

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Cycloaddition results obtained with alkene 5 are a better guide to reactivity than those obtained from Smith’s diene (4), as it is the dihydro subunit in 5 which is present in those other polyalicyclic systems produced by catalyzed cycloaddition of DMAD onto norbornene end groups.

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History

Etymology

From poly- + alicyclic.