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cyclic

cy·clic

cyclic

 
pronunciation:
sI klihk
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: pertaining to, forming, or recurring in a cycle.
the cyclic phases of the mooncyclic adjustments in the economy
similar words:
periodic, periodical
definition 2: in chemistry, of or pertaining to a compound or form of a compound containing a covalently closed ring of atoms.
Many types of sugar molecules have both a linear and a cyclic form.
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derivation: cyclicity (n.)