dehydrocyclization

noun

Simultaneous dehydrogenation and cyclization, especially as part of petroleum refining

OriginEnglish cyclization ← Middle English cicle ← Late Latin cyclus →
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Meanings

noundehydrocyclization (usually uncountable, plural dehydrocyclizations)

plural dehydrocyclizations · alternative dehydrocyclisation

  1. uncountableusuallychemistrySimultaneous dehydrogenation and cyclization, especially as part of petroleum refining

Origin

  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. Englishdehydrocyclization

From dehydro- + cyclization.

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hydrodecyclization
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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