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脂環式化合物 (しかんしきかごうぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脂し環かん式しき化か合ごう物ぶつ

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Meanings

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noun

alicyclic compound

Technical term in organic chemistry for a cyclic compound that is not aromatic, i.e., has aliphatic ring structure.

シクロヘキサンは代だい表ひょう的てきな脂し環かん式しき化か合ごう物ぶつである。
Cyclohexane is a typical alicyclic compound.

Kanji

脂

fat, grease, tallow

環ring, circle, loop

式style, ceremony, rite

化change, take the form of, influence

合fit, suit, join

物thing, object, matter

Similar words

芳ほう香こう族ぞく化か合ごう物ぶつ
Aromatic compounds contain a benzene ring or similar stable conjugated system, while alicyclic compounds are cyclic but non-aromatic.
脂し肪ぼう族ぞく化か合ごう物ぶつ
Aliphatic compounds are open-chain or non-aromatic cyclic compounds; alicyclic compounds are the cyclic subset of aliphatic compounds.

Etymology

Compound of 脂 (fat, aliphatic), 環 (ring), 式 (type), and 化合物 (chemical compound). The term is a direct calque from English 'alicyclic' (aliphatic + cyclic).