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cyclize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos 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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English cyclize From cycle + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (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. 2012, Donald S. Matteson, Stereodirected Synthesis with Organoboranes, page 96:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cyclized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cyclized Tense=Past lexicographic
cyclizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cyclizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cyclise alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

cyclization · cyclizable · decyclizing · recyclize

Translations (5)

es ciclizar (to undergo a reaction) · ko 고리화하다 (to undergo a reaction) · fr cycliser (to undergo a reaction) · de cyclisieren (to undergo a reaction) · ca ciclitzar (to undergo a reaction)