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Definition of "exocyclic" [exocyclic]

  • External to a chemical ring structure: an exocyclic double bond. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "exocyclic" in a sentence
  • "Formaldehyde also affects nucleic acids by forming adducts with exocyclic nitrogen atoms in nucleotides"
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