cyclic

1. Conforming to the Carnot cycle (synset 302718968)
   referred to in: thermodynamics - the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
2. Forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl (synset 300680812)
   "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers"
   referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
   similar to: verticillate, verticillated, whorled - forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
3. Of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure (synset 300679823)
   referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
   similar to:

   • bicyclic - having molecules consisting of two fused rings
   • closed-chain, closed-ring - having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form
   • heterocyclic - containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom
   • homocyclic, isocyclic - containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms
4. Recurring in cycles (synset 300678969)
   tells us about: cyclicity, periodicity - the quality of recurring at regular intervals
   similar to:

   • alternate, alternating - occurring by turns; first one and then the other
   • alternate - every second one of a series
   • circular, orbitual, rotary - describing a circle; moving in a circle
   same as: cyclical
5. Marked by repeated cycles (synset 301974868)
   similar to: periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals

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