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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