HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A compound containing a heterocyclic ring

Synonyms:

heterocycle; heterocyclic; heterocyclic compound

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("heterocyclic compound" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heterocyclic compound"):

chelate; chelate compound (a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions)

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