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bicyclic
[bahy-sahy-klik, -sik-lik]
adjective
consisting of or having two cycles or circles.
Botany.in two whorls, as the stamens of a flower.
pertaining to or resembling a bicycle.
bicyclic
/ baɪˈsaɪklɪk, -ˈsɪklɪk /
adjective
of, forming, or formed by two circles, cycles, etc
(of stamens, petals, etc) arranged in two whorls
(of a chemical compound) having atoms arranged in two rings fused together with at least two atoms common to each ring
naphthalene is bicyclic
bicyclic
Relating to a compound having two closed rings. Naphthalene is a bicyclic compound.
Composed of or arranged in two distinct whorls, as the petals of a flower.
Example Sentences
The bicyclic β-lactam/2-pyrrolidine precursor to all carbapenem antibiotics is biosynthesized by attachment of a carboxymethylene unit to C5 of -proline followed by β-lactam ring closure.
The structures of receptors highlight those regions that are unique to particular receptor subtypes, which may facilitate more rational developments of subtype-specific drugs, either using traditional small molecule chemistry or innovative approaches such as bicyclic or linear peptides.
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