cycloelimination

noun

The reverse of a cycloaddition reaction.

OriginEnglish elimination ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nouncycloelimination (plural cycloeliminations)

plural cycloeliminations

  1. chemistryThe reverse of a cycloaddition reaction.

Origin

  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. Englishelimination
  12. Englishcycloelimination

From cyclo- + elimination.

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APA

cycloelimination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloelimination

MLA

“cycloelimination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloelimination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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