cyclic
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/ˈsaɪklɪk/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.“The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.”
- (of a compound) Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.“Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.”
- Having parts arranged in a whorl.
- (of a group) Being generated by only one element.
Related words
Synonyms
periodiccyclicalbicyclicverticillatedalternatecircularalternatingdiurnalevery otherperiodicalwhorledcircadianisocyclichomocyclicheterocyclicverticillate
Antonyms
Associated
trimerquadrilateralcyclicallyadenosinegmpneutropeniaacyclicpermutationspermutationampketonesredundancy