polyalicyclic

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adjective

Having many alicyclic rings

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Meanings

adjectivepolyalicyclic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryHaving many alicyclic rings
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    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.

Origin

From poly- + alicyclic.

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