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cyclo- or cycl-pref.1. Circle; cycle: cyclorama.2. A cyclic compound: cyclohexane. [Greek kuklo-, from kuklos, circle; see kwel- in Indo-European roots.]cyclo- or before a vowel cycl-combining form1. indicating a circle or ring: cyclotron. 2. (Chemistry) denoting a cyclic compound: cyclohexane. [from Greek kuklos cycle]cy•clo (ˈsi kloʊ, saɪ-) n., pl. -clos. n. a three-wheeled pedaled or motorized taxi in SE Asia. [1960–65; < French cyclo(-pousse)=cyclo-, comb. form representing cycle cycle + pousse, appar. short for pousse-pousse jinrikisha (reduplication of pousse, n. derivative of pousser to push)] cyclo- a combining form meaning “circle” (cyclometer; cyclotron); “cycle” (cyclothymia); “(of a chemical compound) structured in closed chains” (cyclohexane); “cyclone” (cyclogenesis). [< Greek kyklo-, comb. form of kýklos circle, ring; c. Skt cakra wheel] EncyclopediaSeeCyclocyclo-
cyclo- , cycl- (sī'klō, sī'kl), 1. Combining forms relating to a circle or cycle; or denoting an association with the ciliary body. 2. In chemistry, a combining form indicating a continuous molecule, without end, or the formation of such a structure between two parts of a molecule. [G. kyklos, circle] cyclo- , cycl-1. Combining forms meaning a circle or cycle; the ciliary body. 2. chemistry Prefix meaning a molecule consisting of atoms in a ring. [G. kyklos, circle]cyclo- Combining form denoting circular, cyclical, or the CILIARY BODY of the eye.cycl- or cyclo- prefix denoting a circle. |