dehydrocyclization

noun

de·​hy·​dro·​cyclization

dē¦hīdrō+

: cyclization involving dehydrogenation

dehydrocyclization of heptane gives toluene

called also cyclodehydrogenation

Word History

Etymology

dehydr- + cyclization

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Rhymes for dehydrocyclization

• americanization
• anticoagulation
• antidiscrimination
• bioaccumulation
• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
• copolymerization
• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization