polyalicyclic

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ alicyclic

Adjective

polyalicyclic (not comparable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Having many alicyclic rings
    Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
    Cycloaddition results obtained with alkene 5 are a better guide to reactivity than those obtained from Smith’s diene (4), as it is the dihydro subunit in 5 which is present in those other polyalicyclic systems produced by catalyzed cycloaddition of DMAD onto norbornene end groups.
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