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Definition of Cyclic

1. Adjective. Conforming to the Carnot cycle.

2. Adjective. Forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl. "Cyclic flowers"

3. Adjective. Of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure.

4. Adjective. Recurring in cycles.

5. Adjective. Marked by repeated cycles.

Definition of Cyclic

1. a. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time.

Definition of Cyclic

1. Adjective. Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals ¹

2. Adjective. (chemistry) Of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring ¹

3. Adjective. (botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl ¹

4. Adjective. (mathematics) ''(of a group)'' being generated by only one element ¹

5. Adjective. (geometry) ''(of a polygon)'' able to be inscribed in a circle ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cyclic

1. moving in complete circles [adj] : CYCLICLY [adv]

Medical Definition of Cyclic

1. Pertaining to or occurring in a cycle or cycles, the term is applied to chemical compounds that contain a ring of atoms in the nucleus. Origin: Gr. Kyklikos This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclic

cyclecars cyclectomy cycled cyclencephaly cycler cycleries cyclers cyclery cycles cycles/second

cycles of fifths cycles per second cycleway cycleways cyclewear cyclic (current term) cyclic-inscriptable cyclic AMP cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases

cyclic AMP receptor protein cyclic GMP cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinases cyclic GMP sensitive 3'-exoribonuclease cyclic adenylic acid cyclic albuminuria cyclic cmp cyclic compound cyclic disorder cyclic esotropia

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