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ring system
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ring system [′riŋ ‚sis·təm]
(organic chemistry)
Arbitrary designation of certain compounds as closed, circular structures, as in the six-carbon benzene ring; common rings have four, five, and six members, either carbon or some combination of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, or other elements.
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