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carbocyclic definition

carbo·cy·clic (kär′bō sīk′lik)

adjective

designating an organic ring compound in which all the members of the ring are carbon atoms, as benzene or naphthalene

Etymology: carbo- + cyclic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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