heterocycle

English Thesaurus

1. a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon (noun.object)

hypernym	:	closed chain, ring,
definition	:	(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop (noun.object)

2. a compound containing a heterocyclic ring (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	chemical compound, compound,
definition	:	(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	chelate, chelate compound,
definition	:	a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions (noun.substance)

3. a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon (noun.object)

derivation	:	heterocyclic, heterocyclic,
definition	:	containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom (adj.all)

derivation	:	heterocyclic, heterocyclic,
definition	:	containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom (adj.all)