recyclize

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verb

To reform into a ring again (often of a different structure)

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

verbrecyclize (third-person singular simple present recyclizes, present participle recyclizing, simple past and past participle recyclized)

present singular third person recyclizes · participle present recyclizing · participle past recyclized · past recyclized

  1. chemistryTo reform into a ring again (often of a different structure)

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  10. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  11. Late Latincyclus
  12. Middle Englishcicle
  13. Englishcycle
  14. Englishcyclize
  15. Englishrecyclize

From re- + cyclize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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