"polycyclic" meaning in English

See polycyclic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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Etymology: From poly- + cyclic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|cyclic}} poly- + cyclic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polycyclic (not comparable)
  1. Involving more than one cycle. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. (chemistry) Having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule): policíclic (Catalan), 多環的 (Chinese Mandarin), 多环的 (duōhuán de) (Chinese Mandarin), polysyklinen (Finnish), polycyclique (French), polycyclisch (German), policiklusos (Hungarian), policiclico [masculine] (Italian), yl-faineydagh (Manx), полицикли́ческий (policiklíčeskij) (Russian), policíclico (Spanish), polisiklik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-polycyclic-en-adj-AfQ8oASw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 44 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 26 55 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 41 47 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 43 10 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, polycyclic compound

Noun

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Etymology: From poly- + cyclic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|cyclic}} poly- + cyclic Head templates: {{en-noun}} polycyclic (plural polycyclics)
  1. A polycyclic compound. Synonyms: polycyclic compound Related terms: monocyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic
    Sense id: en-polycyclic-en-noun-EPvBqs8Y Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 41 47 12

Inflected forms

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