adjective
- of or relating to an organic compound that contains a ring of atoms but is not aromatic; having properties of both aliphatic and cyclic compounds
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Cyclohexane is an alicyclic hydrocarbon with six carbon atoms in a ring.
- The alicyclic structure of the molecule makes it less reactive than aromatic compounds.
- Alicyclic compounds are important in pharmaceutical synthesis.
- Unlike benzene, alicyclic rings do not exhibit aromaticity.
- The chemist studied the properties of various alicyclic compounds in the lab.