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bicyclic

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bi⋅cy⋅clic

  [bahy-sahy-klik, -sik-lik]
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–adjective
1. consisting of or having two cycles or circles.
2. Botany. in two whorls, as the stamens of a flower.
3. pertaining to or resembling a bicycle.
Also, bi⋅cy⋅cli⋅cal.

Origin:
1875–80; bi- 1 + cyclic
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bi·cy·clic   (bī-sī'klĭk, -sĭk'lĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Consisting of or having two cycles.

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

  3. Chemistry Relating to or being a molecule containing two rings, either by a fused or bridged arrangement.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bi·cy·clic
Pronunciation: (')bI-'sI-klik, -'sik-lik
Function: adjective
: containing two usually fused rings in the structure ofthe molecule
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
bicyclic   (bī-sī'klĭk, -sĭk'lĭk)  Pronunciation Key 

  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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