Heterocyclic synonyms

hĕt'ə-rō-sī'klĭk, -sĭk'lĭk

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homocyclic (related)
Containing a closed ring structure made of only one kind of atom. Benzene, for example, is a homocyclic compound, having a ring consisting of six carbon atoms.
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heterocyclic compound
a compound containing a heterocyclic ring
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heterocycle
(Organic chemistry) A heterocyclic compound or ring.
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bicyclic (related)
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macrocyclic (related)
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heteroaromatic (related)
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alicyclic (related)
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pyrrole (related)
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thiophene (related)
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heterocycles (related)
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stereochemistry (related)
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alkyne (related)
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enolates (related)
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piperidine (related)
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arenes (related)
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amines (related)
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Find another word for heterocyclic. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for heterocyclic, like: homocyclic, heterocyclic compound, heterocycle, bicyclic, macrocyclic, heteroaromatic, alicyclic, pyrrole, thiophene, heterocycles and stereochemistry.
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Heterocyclic Sentence Examples

  • Carbocyclic rings will next be treated, benzene and its allies in some detail; and finally the heterocyclic nuclei.

  • In classifying closed chain compounds, the first step consists in dividing them into: (1) carbocyclic, in which the ring is composed solely of carbon atoms - these are also known as homocyclic or isocyclic on account of the identity of the members of the ring - and (2) heterocyclic, in which different elements go to make up the ring.

  • The elements which go to form heterocyclic rings, in addition to carbon, are oxygen, sulphur, selenium and nitrogen.

  • Thus ortho-phenylene diamine yields the following products: N H N ./`N; Xn NZ In some cases oxidation of condensed benzenoid-heterocyclic nuclei results in the rupture of the heterocyclic ring with the formation of a benzene dicarboxylic acid; but if the aromatic nucleus be weakened by the introduction of an amino group, then it is the benzenoid nucleus which is destroyed and a dicarboxylic acid of the heterocyclic ring system obtained.

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