exocyclic

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adjective

(of a cyclic compound) not forming part of, or not attached to the ring

OriginEnglish cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

adjectiveexocyclic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistry(of a cyclic compound) not forming part of, or not attached to the ring

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  2. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  3. Englishexo-
  4. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  5. Classical Latincyclicu
  6. Middle Frenchcyclique
  7. Frenchcyclique
  8. Classical Latincyclicus
  9. Englishcyclic
  10. Englishexocyclic

From exo- + cyclic.

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Translations

Italian esociclico
  • esociclicounattached
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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