alicyclic compound

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   an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms

   Broaderaliphatic compound

Questions about alicyclic compound

What does alicyclic compound mean?

alicyclic compound means "an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms".

Is alicyclic compound a common word?

alicyclic compound is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.