cyclize

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Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup.
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos
Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos
Proto-Hellenic *kúklos
Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos)der.
Late Latin cyclusbor.
Middle English cicle
English cycle
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English cyclize

    From cycle + -ize.

    Verb

    cyclize (third-person singular simple present cyclizes, present participle cyclizing, simple past and past participle cyclized)

    1. (chemistry, ambitransitive) To undergo, or cause to undergo, a reaction resulting in the formation of an aromatic or ring structure.
      • 2012, Donald S. Matteson, Stereodirected Synthesis with Organoboranes, page 96:
        Thus, at 135°C, 223 cyclizes with loss of propene to the borinene 229, which then rearranges to other products.

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