Cyclic vs Heterocyclic - What's the difference?
cyclic | heterocyclic |
Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals
(chemistry) Of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring
(botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl
(mathematics, of a group) being generated by only one element
(geometry, of a polygon) able to be inscribed in a circle
(organic chemistry, of a cyclic compound) Having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.
As adjectives the difference between cyclic and heterocyclic
is that cyclic is characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals while heterocyclic is (organic chemistry|of a cyclic compound) having one or more atoms other than carbon in at least one of its rings.As a noun heterocyclic is
(organic chemistry) a heterocycle.cyclic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.
- Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.