ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Monocyclic

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Monocyclic is an adjective meaning Having a single cycle of development or activity.

Meaning

Having a single cycle of development or activity.

More Meanings

  1. (chemistry) Having a single ring of atoms in the molecule; such as benzene or cyclopropane.
  2. (chemistry) Any monocyclic compound.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include aromatics, terpenes, unicyclic, mononuclear, polycyclic, multicyclic.

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