electrocyclization

noun

an electrocyclic reaction

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

nounelectrocyclization (plural electrocyclizations)

plural electrocyclizations

  1. chemistryan electrocyclic reaction

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. Latinelectro-
  4. Englishelectro-
  5. Late Latincyclus
  6. Middle Englishcicle
  7. Englishcycle
  8. Englishcyclize
  9. Englishcyclization
  10. Englishelectrocyclization

From electro- + cyclization.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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