heterocyclic

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ cyclic.

Adjective

heterocyclic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having atoms of two or more different elements in at least one of its rings.
2. (organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.

Synonyms

• heterocyclical
• carboheterocyclic (organic chemistry)

Derived terms

• non-heterocyclic

Related terms

• heterocycle

Translations

of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon

• Catalan: heterocíclic
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雜環的／杂环的 (záhuánde)

• Czech: heterocyklický
• Galician: heterocíclico m
• German: heterozyklisch
• Irish: heitreafháinneach
• Italian: eterociclico (it)
• Japanese: 複素環式 (ふくそかんしき, fukusokanshiki)
• Kazakh: гетероциклді (geterosikldı)
• Korean: 이종환식(異種環式) (ijonghwansik)
• Portuguese: heterocíclico
• Spanish: heterocíclico
• Tagalog: damsalkupin

Noun

heterocyclic (plural heterocyclics)

1. (organic chemistry) A heterocycle

See also

• alkaloid
• anthocyanin
• azole
• dioxin
• flavone
• furan
• purine
• pyran
• pyridine
• pyrimidine
• pyrrole
• quinoline
• thiazole
• thiophene