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heterocyclic

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heterocyclic /het·ero·cyc·lic/ (het″er-o-sik´lik) having a closed chain or ring formation including atoms of different elements.
het·er·o·cy·clic (ht-r-sklk, -sklk)
adj.
Containing more than one kind of atom joined in a ring.
heterocyclic [het″er-o-sik´lik]
having or pertaining to a closed chain or ring formation that includes atoms of different elements.
heterocyclic
having or pertaining to a closed chain or ring formation that includes atoms of different elements.
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