cyclization

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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

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English cyclization

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cyclization (countable and uncountable, plural cyclizations)

(organic chemistry) The process of cyclizing, of becoming or causing to become aromatic.
- 1936, Aristid V. Grosse, "Dehydrogenation of Hydrocarbons", US Patent 2148129 [1], page 1:
  "The dehydrogenation reactions may involve isomerization and cyclization as well as the formation of olefins and unsaturated compounds generally."
(chemistry) Any reaction that results in the formation of a ring.
- 1962, Rudolph J. Angelo, "Linearly Fused Polycyclic Polymers and Process", US Patent 3245974 [2], page 2 col. 5:
  "It is convenient to run the cyclizations at a temperature between 25° C. and 100° C."

process of cyclizing

reaction resulting in ring formation