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heterocíclico

heterocyclic

adjective eh-teh-roh-SEE-klee-koh Rare
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Origin: From Greek heteros (other) + kyklos (ring, cycle).

Usage Note

Heterocíclico is a chemistry term describing organic compounds whose ring structure contains at least one atom other than carbon — such as nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur. Compuesto heterocíclico is the standard collocation. It is rarely encountered outside scientific or academic texts.

Examples

"La piridina es un compuesto heterocíclico nitrogenado."

Natural Translation

Pyridine is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound.

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