adjective
- of or relating to a chemical compound containing a ring of atoms of the same element, especially carbon
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Benzene is an isocyclic compound with a six-membered carbon ring.
- Isocyclic rings are composed entirely of one type of atom.
- The chemist studied the properties of isocyclic hydrocarbons.
- Unlike heterocyclic compounds, isocyclic structures contain only carbon atoms in the ring.
- Naphthalene is another example of an isocyclic aromatic compound.