aliphatic polycyclic hydrocarbon

aliphatic polycyclic hydrocarbon

[¦al·ə¦fad·ik ‚pä·lə′sī·klik ‚hī·drə′kär·bən]

(organic chemistry)

A hydrocarbon compound in which at least two of the aliphatic structures are cyclic or closed.

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