Etymology

cyclopolymerization

Today it means: Any polymerization reaction in which new rings are formed. Full definition →

English polymerization ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique
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  1. Late Latincyclus
  2. Middle Englishcicle
  3. Englishcycle
  4. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  5. Classical Latincyclicu
  6. Middle Frenchcyclique
  7. Frenchcyclique
  8. Classical Latincyclicus
  9. Englishcyclic
  10. Englishcyclo-
  11. Englishpolymerization
  12. English todaycyclopolymerization

From cyclo- + polymerization.

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