tricyclic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- 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 tricyclic From tri- + cyclic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having three rings of atoms in the molecule.
Anthracene is tricyclic.
a tricyclic antidepressant
- (not-comparable) Of a flower: composed of three whorls or organs.
Deriveds
Relateds
polycyclic · monocyclic · bicyclic
Translations (3)
ru трицикли́ческий (having three rings of atoms in the molecule) · el τρικυκλικός (having three rings of atoms in the molecule) · pl tricykliczny (having three rings of atoms in the molecule)