homocyclic

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adjective

describing a cyclic system in which all the atoms of the ring are of the same element

Similar
isocycliccyclic
OriginEnglish cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

adjectivehomocyclic (comparative more homocyclic, superlative most homocyclic)

comparative more homocyclic · superlative most homocyclic

  1. chemistrydescribing a cyclic system in which all the atoms of the ring are of the same element

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecontaining a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms

Similar
isocycliccyclic
Also see
cyclicisocyclic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  7. Classical Latincyclicu
  8. Middle Frenchcyclique
  9. Frenchcyclique
  10. Classical Latincyclicus
  11. Englishcyclic
  12. Englishhomocyclic

From homo- + cyclic.

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Translations

Italian omociclico
  • omociclicochemistry
Tagalog tuladsalkupin
  • tuladsalkupinchemistry
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APA

homocyclic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homocyclic

MLA

“homocyclic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homocyclic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homocyclic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homocyclic.

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