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cycloaddition

[ sahy-kloh-uh-dish-uhn, sik-loh- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. the formation of a cyclic compound by the addition reaction of unsaturated molecules.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cycloaddition1

First recorded in 1960–65; cyclo- + addition

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cyclocycloaliphatic