Definition of Cyclization

1. Noun. (chemistry) The process of cyclizing, of becoming or causing to become aromatic. ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) Any reaction that results in the formation of a ring. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cyclization

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cyclization

1. Changing an open-chain hydrocarbon to a closed ring. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclization

cyclin e
cyclinac
cyclinacs
cycling
cyclings
cyclins
cyclisation
cyclisations
cyclised
cyclising
cyclist
cyclists
cyclitis
cyclitol
cyclitols
cyclization (current term)
cyclizations
cyclize
cyclized
cyclizes
cyclizine
cyclizine hydrochloride
cyclizine lactate
cyclizines
cyclizing
cyclo
cyclo-
cyclo-oxygenase
cyclo-oxygenases
cycloaddition

Literary usage of Cyclization

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1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"When the concentration of substrate was adjusted so that the solution was 44 mM at the time of cyclization, the ratio of tricyclic hydrocarbons to alcohol ..."

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