Associations to the word «Homocyclic»

Noun

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Wiktionary

HOMOCYCLIC, adjective. (chemistry) describing a cyclic system in which all the atoms of the ring are of the same element

Dictionary definition

HOMOCYCLIC, adjective. Containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats