cyclization
noun
cyclization is a noun meaning “The process of cyclizing, of becoming or causing to become aromatic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-Y-C-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N, and it appears about once in every 10 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of cyclization is cyclizations.
What does cyclization mean?
noun
- 1
The process of cyclizing, of becoming or causing to become aromatic.
The dehydrogenation reactions may involve isomerization and cyclization as well as the formation of olefins and unsaturated compounds generally.
- 2
Any reaction that results in the formation of a ring.
It is convenient to run the cyclizations at a temperature between 25° C. and 100° C.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cyclization
- cyclizations plural
- cyclisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is cyclization?
Cyclization appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Cyclization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Ringschluss, Zyklisierung , Ringschlussreaktion |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.