1. to form or cause to form a ring-shaped chemical structure
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The organic compound will cyclize under high temperature conditions.
• Researchers found that the molecule tends to cyclize spontaneously in solution.
• The reaction was designed to cyclize the linear precursor into a cyclic product.
• Heat treatment caused the polymer chains to cyclize and form ring structures.
• The enzyme helps cyclize the substrate into its active form.