tricyclic
adjective, noun
tricyclic is spelled T-R-I-C-Y-C-L-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tricyclic means “Having three rings of atoms in the molecule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tricyclic?
| Letters | 9: T-R-I-C-Y-C-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 tricyclic?
Tricyclic appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 tricyclic?
- 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-tricyclic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tricyclic
- tricyclics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tricyclic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having three rings of atoms in the molecule.
a tricyclic antidepressant
- 2
Of a flower: composed of three whorls or organs.
noun
- 1
Any tricyclic compound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tricyclic come from?
From tri- + cyclic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).