"heterocyclic" meaning in English

See heterocyclic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From hetero- + cyclic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|cyclic}} hetero- + cyclic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} heterocyclic (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-heterocyclic-en-adj-vYfwz1rZ Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon): heterocíclic (Catalan), 雜環的 (Chinese Mandarin), 杂环的 (záhuánde) (Chinese Mandarin), heterocyklický (Czech), heterocíclico [masculine] (Galician), heterozyklisch (German), heitreafháinneach (Irish), eterociclico (Italian), 複素環式 (fukusokanshiki) (alt: ふくそかんしき) (Japanese), гетероциклді (geterosikldı) (Kazakh), 이종환식 (ijonghwansik) (alt: 異種環式) (Korean), heterocíclico (Portuguese), heterocíclico (Spanish), damsalkupin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-heterocyclic-en-adj-GBN~sVLD Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heterocyclical, carboheterocyclic [organic-chemistry, chemistry, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] Derived forms: non-heterocyclic Related terms: heterocycle

Noun

Forms: heterocyclics [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + cyclic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|cyclic}} hetero- + cyclic Head templates: {{en-noun}} heterocyclic (plural heterocyclics)
  1. (organic chemistry) A heterocycle Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-heterocyclic-en-noun-a-uYhQfc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 51 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 23 23 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 13 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 20 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 19 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 17 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 18 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 17 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 18 17 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 13 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 14 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 18 17 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 17 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 17 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 18 17 64 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Related terms: alkaloid, anthocyanin, azole, dioxin, flavone, furan, purine, pyran, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrrole, quinoline, thiazole, thiophene

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Organic chemistry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A heterocycle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "organic chemistry",
          "organic chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "heterocycle",
          "heterocycle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(organic chemistry) A heterocycle"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "organic-chemistry",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "heterocyclic"
}

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