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mon•o•cy•clic
(mon′ə sī′klik, -sik′lik),USA pronunciation adj.
mon′o•cy′cly, n.
- having one cycle.
- Botanyarranged in a single whorl, as the parts of certain flowers.
- Chemistryof or pertaining to a molecular structure containing one ring.
- mono- + cyclic 1880–85
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