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ring compound
noun
Chemistry.
a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ring compound1
First recorded in 1930–35
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ACRIDINE, C13H9N, in chemistry, a heterocyclic ring compound found in crude coal-tar anthracene.
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