heterocycle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
heterocycle
    n 1: a compound containing a heterocyclic ring [syn:
         {heterocyclic compound}, {heterocyclic}, {heterocycle}]
    2: a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of
       carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
       [syn: {heterocyclic ring}, {heterocycle}]
    

[email protected]