bicyclic

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bicyclic

adjective

not comparable Having two cycles.
not comparable Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in biphenyl. […] substitution of a carboxylate would be expected to destabilize the dritterionic mesomer that contributes to the singlet valence bond description as the benzyne geometry becomes more bicyclic.

noun bicyclics

physical A bicyclic compound.

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@misc{bicyclic_2026,
  title = {bicyclic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bicyclic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}