🔄 Repeating pattern 🧪 Ring structure 🌸 Whorled arrangement

cyclic

1 6.8

Has atoms joined in a ring shape

adjective
/ˈsaɪklɪk/

Specialized

: cíclico

cyclic hexapeptide
cyclic hexapeptide trihydrate

So forsake of this discussion, IGF one is known to increase the growth of hair by extending that antigen phase as is cyclic AMP.

Synonyms

closed-ring

vscyclic

Specialized

7.7

Having atoms joined together to form a ring

has identical meaning but is a different technical term

closed-chain

vscyclic

Specialized

8.8

A molecule with atoms joined in a ring shape

refers to ring arrangement without contrasting open chain forms

Antonyms

acyclic

Specialized

8.8

Not forming a ring or closed loop, often describing molecules with open chains

Compounds

cyclic redundancy check

Specialized

1 6.8

A simple math check that finds errors in files on drives or during transfer

cyclic disorder

Specialized

8.6

A long-term condition in which moods often change between mild low and mild high feelings

cyclic neutropenia

Specialized

9.9

A rare blood disorder causing regular drops in neutrophils, a type of white blood cell

How Cyclic

polycyclic

Specialized

1 8.2

cyclic

Specialized

1 6.8

noncyclic

7.6

Surface Forms

cyclic positive

Morphology

cyclic = cycle (semi-transparent) = cycle + ic

Formed by the productive suffix '-ic' on 'cycle', but the chemical sense 'having a ring structure' is technical and may require domain knowledge to interpret.

Etymology

The word cyclic has the root cycl- meaning 'circle' or 'wheel', the same root as in cycle, so you can picture a small wheel. That is why a cyclic compound is one where the atoms form a 'ring' or circle.