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NOUN (2)

1. a compound containing a heterocyclic ring;
[syn: heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic, heterocycle]

2. a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon;
[syn: heterocyclic ring, heterocycle]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

heterocycle n 1: a compound containing a heterocyclic ring [syn: heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic, heterocycle] 2: a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon [syn: heterocyclic ring, heterocycle]