electrocyclic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English electrocyclic From electro- + cyclic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Describing a molecular rearrangement in which a covalent single bond is formed between the ends of a fully conjugated system resulting in a cyclic compound with one fewer double bonds