Definition of "monocyclic" []

• Having a single cycle, as of activity or development. (adjective)
• Biology Having a single whorl, as certain flowers and the shells of certain invertebrates. (adjective)
• Chemistry Having a molecular structure with only one ring. (adjective)

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• "For a while Boltzmann worked on an application of this approach to Helmholtz's concept of monocyclic systems."
• "In a dosage finding experiment we found a clear dose-dependency after monocyclic treatment."
• "After monocyclic treatment (one daily injection on three consecutive days) using 25 mg / kg TMZ total numbers of proliferating cells were reduced by more than 80\%."