monocyclic: Meaning and Definition of

mon•o•cy•clic

Pronunciation: (mon"u-sī'klik, -sik'lik), [key]
— adj.
  1. having one cycle.
  2. arranged in a single whorl, as the parts of certain flowers.
  3. of or pertaining to a molecular structure containing one ring.
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