cyclize
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 23
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 7
Definition of cyclize
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(ambitransitive)To undergo, or cause to undergo, a reaction resulting in the formation of an aromatic or ring structure.
“Thus, at 135°C, 223 cyclizes with loss of propene to the borinene 229, which then rearranges to other products.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English cyclize From cycle + -ize.
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