Bicyclic
consisting of or having two cycles or circles.
botany. in two whorls, as the stamens of a flower.
pertaining to or resembling a bicycle.
adjective
of, forming, or formed by two circles, cycles, etc
(of stamens, petals, etc) arranged in two whorls
(of a chemical compound) having atoms arranged in two rings fused together with at least two atoms common to each ring: naphthalene is bicyclic
bicyclic
(bī-sī’klĭk, -sĭk’lĭk)
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