cycloreversion

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noun

The reversal of any cycloaddition reaction; cycloelimination

OriginEnglish reversion ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

nouncycloreversion (plural cycloreversions)

plural cycloreversions

  1. chemistryThe reversal of any cycloaddition reaction; cycloelimination

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  5. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  6. Late Latincyclus
  7. Middle Englishcicle
  8. Englishcycle
  9. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  10. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  11. Classical Latincyclicu
  12. Middle Frenchcyclique
  13. Frenchcyclique
  14. Classical Latincyclicus
  15. Englishcyclic
  16. Englishcyclo-
  17. Englishreversion
  18. Englishcycloreversion

From cyclo- + reversion.

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APA

cycloreversion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloreversion

MLA

“cycloreversion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloreversion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycloreversion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycloreversion.

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