recyclic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

recycle +‎ -ic

Adjective[edit]

recyclic (comparative more recyclic, superlative most recyclic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing recycling.
    • 1977 March, N.S. Adkoli, “Ecological Effects of Kalinadi Chakra and Savehaklu Projects”, in Myforest, page 14:
      It has been worked out by environmental experts that this is the most acceptable form of energy conversion as it is free from pollution and recyclic.
    • 2007, James Morgia, The Mighty Electron Recycles All, pages 14–15:
      The act of composition and decomposition is really recyclic because the basic chemicals of life are used over and over.
    • 2008, Costas Papageorgiou, “Cognitive behaviour therapy, depressive rumination and metacognition”, in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: A Guide for the Practising Clinician, page 6:
      [R]umination consists of longer chains of repetitive, recyclic, negative and self-focused thinking that may be activated as a response to initial negative automatic thoughts.