alicyclic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌælɪˈsaɪklɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′ə sī′klik, -sik′lik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
al•i•cy•clic  (al′ə sī′klik, -sik′lik),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryof or noting organic compounds essentially aliphatic in chemical behavior but differing structurally in that the essential carbon atoms are connected in a ring instead of a chain.
Also, cycloaliphatic. 
  • ali(phatic) + cyclic 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alicyclic /ˌælɪˈsaɪklɪk; -ˈsɪk-/ adj
  1. (of an organic compound) having aliphatic properties, in spite of the presence of a ring of carbon atoms
Etymology: 19th Century: from German alicyclisch, from ali( phatic) + cyclic
'alicyclic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adamantane - aliphatic - aromatization - cycloaliphatic - cycloolefin - cycloparaffin

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