noun
- A compound containing a heterocyclic ring.
- synonyms: heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic
- A ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon.
- synonyms: heterocyclic ring
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