Synonyms for "heterocyclic" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

atomiccarboheterocyclic

Adjective(1 words)

carboheterocyclic

Strong matches (3)

cycliccyclical

Noun(1 words)

heterocycle

Related words (5)

heterocyclic compoundheterocyclicalsubatomic

Noun(1 words)

heterocyclic compound

Adjective(1 words)

heterocyclical

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

2 entries

chemical compoundcompound

Synonyms

3 entries

carboheterocyclicheterocyclic compoundheterocyclical

Related terms

15 entries

alkaloidanthocyaninazoledioxinflavonefuranheterocyclepurinepyranpyridinepyrimidinepyrrolequinolinethiazolethiophene

derived

5 entries

heterocyclicallynitroheterocyclicnon-heterocyclicnonheterocyclicpolyheterocyclic

has context

2 entries

chemistryorganic chemistry

related to

19 entries

alkaloidanthocyaninatomazolecarbondioxinelementflavonefuranheterocyclepurinepyranpyridinepyrimidinepyrrolequinoline

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similar

2 entries

cyclic

Translations

13 translations across 13 languages.

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Catalan

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• heterocíclic adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Chinese Mandarin

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• 雜環的 /杂环的 adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Czech

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• heterocyklický adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Galician

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• heterocíclico adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

German

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• heterozyklisch adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Irish

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• heitreafháinneach adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Italian

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• eterociclico adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Japanese

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• 複素環式 adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Kazakh

1 entries

• гетероциклді adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Korean

1 entries

• 이종환식 adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Portuguese

1 entries

• heterocíclico adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Spanish

1 entries

• heterocíclico adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Tagalog

1 entries

• damsalkupin adj (of cyclic compounds: containing one or more atoms other than carbon)

Sample sentences

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Other highly effective heterocyclic substituents were pyrazinyl and quinoxalyl.

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