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CYCLIC COMPOUND [2 records]

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Record 1 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 2 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

A large number of products are toxic and their discharge to sewers (...) is prohibited by law (e.g. cyanides, cyclic hydroxyl compounds (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Un grand nombre de produits sont toxiques; leur rejet au réseau d'égout (...) est légalement prohibé (ex. cyanures, composés cycliques hydroxylés (...)

Spanish

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