bicyclic

  1. Adjective.  Having two cycles.
  2. Adjective.  (chemistry) Having two rings of atoms in the molecule; the rings may be fused, as in naphthalene, or separate, as in biphenyl.
  3. Noun.  (chemistry) A bicyclic compound.

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