1. of or relating to an organic compound that contains a ring of atoms but is not aromatic; having properties of both aliphatic and cyclic compounds
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• Cyclohexane is an alicyclic hydrocarbon with six carbon atoms in a ring.
• The alicyclic structure of the molecule makes it less reactive than aromatic compounds.
• Alicyclic compounds are important in pharmaceutical synthesis.
• Unlike benzene, alicyclic rings do not exhibit aromaticity.
• The chemist studied the properties of various alicyclic compounds in the lab.