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CYCLIC [4 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

[Is said] of a compound having a molecular structure containing one or more losed chain or rings of atoms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Qui concerne les cycles (dans tous les sens).

OBS

Se dit plus particulièrement d'un composé renfermant au moins une chaîne fermée ou un noyau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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Record 2 2011-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Chemistry
DEF

An organic compound whose structure is characterized by one or more closed rings, it may be mono-, bi-, or polycyclic depending on the number of rings present. There are three major groups of cyclic compounds: (1) alicyclic, (2) aromatic ... (3) heterocyclic.

OBS

Compare with "ring compound".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Chimie
DEF

[...] composé organique à chaîne fermée.

OBS

Les composés cycliques peuvent contenir des cycles ne renfermant que des atomes de carbone (composés homocycliques ou carbocycliques) ou des cycles renfermant des atomes de carbone et d'autres atomes comme l'azote, l'oxygène ou le soufre (composés hétérocycliques). Les composés aromatiques sont des composés cycliques (homo- ou hétérocycliques).

OBS

«cyclique : se dit plus particulièrement d'un composé renfermant au moins une chaîne fermée ou un noyau.

Spanish

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

Compuesto químico de estructura anular.

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Record 3 1998-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
OBS

Having parts of flower arranged in whorls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
OBS

[Se dit d'une] fleur dans laquelle les pièces sont disposées en verticilles réguliers et concentriques alternant lorsqu'on passe d'un verticille au suivant.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
  • Grammar
CONT

There have been several attempts to motivate cyclical segmental rules (the most extensive of these efforts is perhaps represented by Lightner's work on Russian phonology in the mid - 1960's), but the arguments given have not withstood further examination.

CONT

The domain of cyclic rules is determined by the bracketing that particular phonological representations exhibit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
  • Grammaire
CONT

(...) l'hypothèse de réitération d'un sous-ensemble des règles cycliques équivaut à celle que Fillmore présentera de façon plus détaillée dans Fillmore (1963) et qui est l'ancêtre du principe cyclique

Spanish

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