pluricyclic

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adjective

Forming rings of several sizes

OriginEnglish cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

adjectivepluricyclic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryForming rings of several sizes

Origin

  1. Latinplūs
  2. Latinplūris
  3. Latinpluri-
  4. Englishpluri-
  5. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  6. Classical Latincyclicu
  7. Middle Frenchcyclique
  8. Frenchcyclique
  9. Classical Latincyclicus
  10. Englishcyclic
  11. Englishpluricyclic

From pluri- + cyclic.

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APA

pluricyclic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluricyclic

MLA

“pluricyclic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluricyclic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pluricyclic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluricyclic.

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