polycyclic
adjective, noun
polycyclic is spelled P-O-L-Y-C-Y-C-L-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polycyclic means “Involving more than one cycle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polycyclic?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-C-Y-C-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 polycyclic?
Polycyclic appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 polycyclic?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-polycyclic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polycyclic
- polycyclics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polycyclic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Involving more than one cycle.
- 2
Having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule.
- 3
Having the members of a series, such as a calyx or corolla, in several circles.
noun
- 1
A polycyclic compound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polycyclic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having two or more rings of atoms in the molecule:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polycyclique |
| German | polycyclisch |
| Spanish | policíclico |
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 polycyclic come from?
From poly- + cyclic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).