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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cyclic /ˈsʌɪklɪk, ˈsɪk-/

▶adjective

1 occurring in cycles.

2 having the form of a circle or closed ring.
■ Chemistry having a molecular structure containing one or more closed rings of atoms.

– derivatives
cyclical adjective,
cyclically adverb.

'cyclic' also found in these Oxford entries:

capsaicin - CRC - cyclo- - cyclohexane - naphthene - period - phenology - prostacyclin - psoralen - recycle - step - terpene - tetracycline

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