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ALYCYCLIC [1 record]

Record 1 2012-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

alicyclic compounds: aliphatic compounds having a carbocyclic ring structure which may be saturated or unsaturated, but may not be a benzenoid or other aromatic system.

OBS

alicyclic compound; alicyclic: usually used in the plural, as collective terms (alicyclic compounds; alicyclics).

Key term(s)
  • alicyclic compounds
  • alicyclics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Composé aliphatique comportant une structure carbocyclique qui peut être saturée ou insaturée, mais qui ne peut être un système aromatique benzénoïde ou autre.

OBS

composé alicyclique : terme utilisé la plupart du temps au pluriel (composés alicycliques), comme collectif.

Key term(s)
  • composés alicycliques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
DEF

Compuesto orgánico derivado de un hidrocarburo alicíclico.

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