Etymology

dehydrocyclization

Today it means: Simultaneous dehydrogenation and cyclization, especially as part of petroleum refining Full definition →

English cyclization ← Middle English cicle ← Late Latin cyclus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishhydro-
  8. Englishdehydro-
  9. Late Latincyclus
  10. Middle Englishcicle
  11. Englishcycle
  12. Englishcyclize
  13. Englishcyclization
  14. English todaydehydrocyclization

From dehydro- + cyclization.

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