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bicyclic

[bahy-sahy-klik, -sik-lik]

adjective

consisting of or having two cycles or circles.

Botany. in two whorls, as the stamens of a flower.

pertaining to or resembling a bicycle.

Also, bi·cy·cli·cal.

Origin:
1875–80; bi-¹ + cyclic

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bicyclic or bicyclical (baɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪklɪk)

—*adj*
1.	of, forming, or formed by two circles, cycles, etc
2.	(of stamens, petals, etc) arranged in two whorls
3.	(of a chemical compound) having atoms arranged in two rings fused together with at least two atoms common to each ring: naphthalene is bicyclic

bicyclical or bicyclical

—*adj*

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bicyclic

(bī-sī'klĭk, -sĭk'lĭk) Pronunciation Key

Relating to a compound having two closed rings. Naphthalene is a bicyclic compound.
Composed of or arranged in two distinct whorls, as the petals of a flower.

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