electrocyclic

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adjective

Describing a molecular rearrangement in which a covalent single bond is formed between the ends of a fully conjugated system resulting in a cyclic compound with one fewer double bonds

OriginEnglish cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectrocyclic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a molecular rearrangement in which a covalent single bond is formed between the ends of a fully conjugated system resulting in a cyclic compound with one fewer double bonds

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. Latinelectro-
  4. Englishelectro-
  5. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  6. Classical Latincyclicu
  7. Middle Frenchcyclique
  8. Frenchcyclique
  9. Classical Latincyclicus
  10. Englishcyclic
  11. Englishelectrocyclic

From electro- + cyclic.

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APA

electrocyclic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocyclic

MLA

“electrocyclic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocyclic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrocyclic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocyclic.

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