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cyclic compound

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cyclic compound
n.
A compound in which carbon or other atoms are arranged in a ring. Also called closed chain compound.


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Bioelectricity, vaccination, X-rays, inkjet printers (in an accident involving a soldering iron and a pen), Post-It notes, the chemical structure of cyclic compounds, Bose-Einstein statistics, and major concepts such as the nature of gravitation (Isaac Newton's apple falling from a tree) and specific gravity (Archimedes' observation of the way his body displaced water from his bath), were either discovered or inspired by serendipitous events.
The aqueous composition is comprised of at least one hydroxy functional cyclic compound present in an amount of at least 500 ppm.
The alcohols used in toiletries and other organic cyclic compounds that are part of perfume formulations have escaped the scrutiny of pollution control officials," he says, although "alcohol emissions are strictly controlled at the [manufacturing] lever.
 
 
 
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