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decacyclic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdɛkəˈsaɪklɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From deca- + cyclic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, physical) Describing any molecule having ten rings
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Further reaction of quadricyclane with the cyclobutene-1,2-diester system of 9 produces the decacyclic system 7, in which each terminus contains a 3,4-dihydro variant of Smith’s diene.