alicyclicadj.n.

1890 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 12 164 The syrup, filtered off from the bitartrate crystals, yielded, after several months' standing, the enantiomorphous form of alicyclic hydronaphthylenediamine.

1900 E. F. Smith tr. V. von Richter Org. Chem. II. 18 Aliphatic-cyclic or alicyclic saturated and unsaturated compounds.

1934 C. C. Steele Introd. Plant Biochem. vi. xxi. 237 Derivatives of cyclo hexane, and corresponding saturated ring systems containing from three to nine or more carbon atoms, are termed alicyclic compounds.

1981 Jrnl. Inorg. & Nucl. Chem. 43 1250/2 According to conformational analysis for cycloheptane and its methyl substitutes, there are four basic conformations for alicyclic sevenmembered rings.

2000 Occup. & Environm. Med. 57 322/2 Occupational exposure to some CHC solvents..may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer... More limited evidence was found for organochlorine insecticides, silica dust, and aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbon solvents.

1940 G. Egloff Physical Constants Hydrocarbons II. i. 13 The greater difficulty of preparing pure alicyclics.

1969 Jrnl. Molecular Struct. 4 93 Generally, in alicyclics, substitution in an equatorial position is favoured because steric effects are then at a minimum.

1992 Pharma Marketletter (Nexis) 9 Mar. Demand for alicyclics is forecast to rise from $31 million to $44 million over the five-year period.

2004 Science 18 June 1776/1 In the spectra from [Comet] Wild 2, C₆NH₄⁺..is the most prominent ion, and it forms as a contribution of N-containing alicyclics.