polycyclic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English polycyclic From poly- + cyclic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Involving more than one cycle.
- (not-comparable) Having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule.
- (not-comparable) Having the members of a series, such as a calyx or corolla, in several circles.
Deriveds
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon · macropolycyclic · nonpolycyclic
Translations (15)
es policíclico (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · cmn 多環的 /多环的 (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · el πολυκυκλικός (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · pl policykliczny (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · ru полицикли́ческий (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · bg полицикличен (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · it policiclico (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · tr polisiklik (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · ca policíclic (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · de polycyclisch (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · gv yl-faineydagh (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · fi polysyklinen (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · pl wielopierścieniowy (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · hu policiklusos (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule) · fr polycyclique (having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule)