bicyclic

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

adjective
  1. consisting of or having two cycles or circles.

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

  1. pertaining to or resembling a bicycle.

Origin of bicyclic

1
First recorded in 1875–80; bi-1 + cyclic
  • Also bi·cy·cli·cal [bahy-sahy-kli-kuhl, -sik-li-kuhl] /baɪˈsaɪ klɪ kəl, -ˈsɪk lɪ kəl/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for bicyclic

bicyclic

bicyclical

/ (baɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪklɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, forming, or formed by two circles, cycles, etc

  2. (of stamens, petals, etc) arranged in two whorls

  1. (of a chemical compound) having atoms arranged in two rings fused together with at least two atoms common to each ring: naphthalene is bicyclic

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Scientific definitions for bicyclic

bicyclic

[ bī-sīklĭk, -sĭklĭk ]


  1. Relating to a compound having two closed rings. Naphthalene is a bicyclic compound.

  2. Composed of or arranged in two distinct whorls, as the petals of a flower.

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