Etymology

pseudopericyclic

Today it means: Describing a transformation within a cyclic array of atoms in which bonding and nonbonding orbitals exchange roles Full definition →

English pericyclic ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishpericyclic
  6. English todaypseudopericyclic

From pseudo- + pericyclic.

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