"tricyclic" meaning in English

See tricyclic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tricyclic.wav
Etymology: From tri- + cyclic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|cyclic}} tri- + cyclic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tricyclic (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Having three rings of atoms in the molecule. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Organic chemistry Related terms: monocyclic, bicyclic, polycyclic Translations (having three rings of atoms in the molecule): τρικυκλικός (trikyklikós) (Greek), трицикли́ческий (triciklíčeskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tricyclic-en-adj-JTqu0Kjl Disambiguation of Organic chemistry: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tricyclic.wav Forms: tricyclics [plural]
Etymology: From tri- + cyclic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|cyclic}} tri- + cyclic Head templates: {{en-noun}} tricyclic (plural tricyclics)
  1. (chemistry) Any tricyclic compound. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-tricyclic-en-noun-SFEyvivH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 34 66 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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