alicyclic
/ælɪˈsaɪklɪk/adjective, noun
alicyclic is spelled A-L-I-C-Y-C-L-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, alicyclic means “Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alicyclic?
| Letters | 9: A-L-I-C-Y-C-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is alicyclic?
Alicyclic appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce alicyclic?
- /ælɪˈsaɪklɪk/
- /-ˈsɪklɪk/
- /æləˈ-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of alicyclic
- alicyclics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alicyclic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure
noun
- 1
Such an organic compound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alicyclic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a class of organic compounds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | alicíclico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does alicyclic come from?
Blend of aliphatic + cyclic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).