Definition of Bicyclic

1. Adjective. Having molecules consisting of two fused rings.

Similar to: Cyclic

Definition of Bicyclic

1. a. Relating to bicycles.

Definition of Bicyclic

1. Adjective. Having two cycles. ¹

2. Adjective. (chemistry) Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in biphenyl. ¹

3. Noun. (chemistry) A bicyclic compound. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bicyclic

1. having two cycles [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bicyclic

bicycle path
bicycle pump
bicycle race
bicycle rack
bicycle racks
bicycle seat
bicycle stand
bicycle stands
bicycle traffic
bicycle wheel
bicycled
bicyclelike
bicycler
bicyclers
bicycles
bicyclic (current term)
bicyclic monoterpenol dehydrogenase
bicyclics
bicycling
bicyclism
bicyclist
bicyclists
bicyclo
bicycular
bicylindrical
bid
bid'a
bid adieu
bid fair
bid one's time

Literary usage of Bicyclic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The ir spectra of the structurally related bicyclic compounds 5, 6, 7, and 8 are similar ... Further Reaction Products Obtained from the bicyclic Compounds. ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1895)
"On bicyclic Vortex Aggregates. By Professor WM HICKS, FRS The author showed that in any case of a vortex aggregate in which the motion takes place in planes ..."

3. Theory of Electricity and Magnetism by Charles Emerson Curry (1897)
"A bicyclic MECHANISM FOR WHICH THE COEFFICIENTS A, B, C ARE INDEPENDENT OF ONE ANOTHER. Let us next consider a bicyclic system or bicycle, that is, ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The ir spectra of the structurally related bicyclic compounds 5, 6, 7, and 8 are similar ... Further Reaction Products Obtained from the bicyclic Compounds. ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1895)
"On bicyclic Vortex Aggregates. By Professor WM HICKS, FRS The author showed that in any case of a vortex aggregate in which the motion takes place in planes ..."

6. Theory of Electricity and Magnetism by Charles Emerson Curry (1897)
"A bicyclic MECHANISM FOR WHICH THE COEFFICIENTS A, B, C ARE INDEPENDENT OF ONE ANOTHER. Let us next consider a bicyclic system or bicycle, that is, ..."

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