pseudopericyclic

adjective

Describing a transformation within a cyclic array of atoms in which bonding and nonbonding orbitals exchange roles

OriginEnglish pericyclic ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

adjectivepseudopericyclic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a transformation within a cyclic array of atoms in which bonding and nonbonding orbitals exchange roles

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishpericyclic
  6. Englishpseudopericyclic

From pseudo- + pericyclic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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