Cyclic vs Cyclin - What's the difference?
cyclic | cyclin |
Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals
(chemistry) Of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring
(botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl
(mathematics, of a group) being generated by only one element
(geometry, of a polygon) able to be inscribed in a circle
(protein) Any of a group of proteins whose presence in a cell varies through its cycle, and that regulates this cycle by forming a complex with kinase
As an adjective cyclic
is characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.As a noun cyclin is
(protein) any of a group of proteins whose presence in a cell varies through its cycle, and that regulates this cycle by forming a complex with kinase.cyclic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.
- Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.