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alicyclic
CIDE DICTIONARY
alicyclic, a.
pertaining to compounds that have a ring in the structure, but are not aromatic, as cyclohexane or cyclohexene. Compare aliphatic and aromatic . [PJC.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
alicyclic, adj. Chem. of, denoting, or relating to organic compounds combining a cyclic structure with aliphatic properties, e.g. cyclohexane.
Etymology
G alicyclisch (as ALIPHATIC, CYCLIC)
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