hexacycle

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noun

Any hexacyclic compound

“Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich The corresponding 1,3,4-thiadiazole 108 produces the thia-bridged hexacycle 109 on treatment with norbornadiene 1 either thermally or under high pressure.”

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Meanings

nounhexacycle (plural hexacycles)

plural hexacycles

  1. chemistryAny hexacyclic compound

    Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich The corresponding 1,3,4-thiadiazole 108 produces the thia-bridged hexacycle 109 on treatment with norbornadiene 1 either thermally or under high pressure.

Origin

From hexa- + cycle.

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hexacycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexacycle

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“hexacycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexacycle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexacycle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexacycle.

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