HyperDic: heterocycle

English > 2 senses of the word heterocycle:
NOUNsubstanceheterocycle, heterocyclic compound, heterocyclica compound containing a heterocyclic ring
objectheterocycle, heterocyclic ringa ring of atoms of more than one kind
English > heterocycle: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA compound containing a heterocyclic ring.
Synonymsheterocyclic compound, heterocyclic
Narrowerchelate, chelate compoundA heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
Broadercompound, chemical compound(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Spanishheterociclo
Catalancompost heterocíclic
Adjectivesheterocycliccontaining a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
English > heterocycle: 2 senses > noun 2, object
MeaningA ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon.
Synonymheterocyclic ring
Broaderclosed chain, ring(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
Adjectivesheterocycliccontaining a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom

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