heterocycle
1. a compound containing a heterocyclic ring • Syn: heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic • Derivationally related forms: heterocyclic • Hypernyms: compound, chemical compound • Hyponyms: chelate, chelate compound 2. a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon • Syn: heterocyclic ring • Derivationally related forms: heterocyclic • Hypernyms: closed chain, ring
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