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Definition of Heterocycle
1. Noun. A compound containing a heterocyclic ring.
Exact synonyms: Heterocyclic, Heterocyclic Compound
Specialized synonyms: Chelate, Chelate Compound
Generic synonyms: Chemical Compound, Compound
Derivative terms: Heterocyclic
Specialized synonyms: Chelate, Chelate Compound
Generic synonyms: Chemical Compound, Compound
Derivative terms: Heterocyclic
2. Noun. A ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon.
Definition of Heterocycle
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) A heterocyclic compound or ring. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heterocycle
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterocycle
Literary usage of Heterocycle
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 following series of experiments indicate heterocycle I to be involved in the
formation of all of these products. VIII When the previous reaction was ..."