Meanings
adjectivepericyclic (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyOf or relating to a pericycle
- not comparablechemistryOf or relating to a pericyclic reaction
Origin
From peri- + cyclic or pericycle + -ic.
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pericyclic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericyclic
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“pericyclic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericyclic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pericyclic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericyclic.
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