Meanings
nouncycloaddition (countable and uncountable, plural cycloadditions)
plural cycloadditions
- countableuncountablechemistryAn addition reaction that leads to the formation of a cyclic product.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Late Latincyclus
- Middle Englishcicle
- Englishcycle
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
- Classical Latincyclicu
- Middle Frenchcyclique
- Frenchcyclique
- Classical Latincyclicus
- Englishcyclic
- Englishcyclo-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁t
- Latinaddō
- Latinadditiō
- Old Frenchadition
- Middle Englishaddicioun
- Englishaddition
- Englishcycloaddition
Cite this entry
APA
cycloaddition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloaddition
MLA
“cycloaddition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloaddition. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycloaddition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloaddition.
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