Alicyclic

Alicyclic

1. Having the properties of both aliphatic and cyclic substances. 2. Referring to a class of saturated hydrocarbon compounds whose structures contain one ring. Also known as cycloaliphatic; cycloalkane.Any one of the compounds of the alicyclic class. Also known as cyclane.

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