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cyclic - recurring in cycles |
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cyclical |
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noncyclical,
noncyclic not cyclic
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alternating,
alternate (of a current) reversing direction; "alternating current"
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alternate of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves"
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orbitual,
circular,
rotary describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel"
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cyclic - of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure |
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open-chain,
acyclic having an open chain structure
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chemical science,
chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
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bicyclic having molecules consisting of two fused rings
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closed-chain,
closed-ring having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form
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heterocyclic containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
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homocyclic,
isocyclic containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms
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cyclic - forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers" |
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acyclic having an open chain structure
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phytology,
botany the branch of biology that studies plants
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verticillate,
verticillated,
whorled forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
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cyclic - marked by repeated cycles |
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periodical,
periodic recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety"
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cyclic - conforming to the Carnot cycle |
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thermodynamics the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
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carnot's ideal cycle,
carnot cycle a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
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