different between cycler vs cyclen

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cycle +? -er

cycler (plural cyclers)

Anything with a cyclic (repetitious) behaviour. Something that cycles between different states.
(astronomy) An orbit that approaches two astronomical bodies on a regular basis.
(astronautics, by extension) A, usually man-made, object that follows such an orbit.
- Hyponyms: Aldrin cycler, Hollister cycler
(psychology, euphemistic) A person with bipolar disorder, often used when comparing the speed of mood swings.
(medicine) A device for performing dialysis; for mechanically purifying blood.
(biochemistry) Ellipsis of thermal cycler; a machine for creating multiple copies of DNA sequences.
(computing) A task in a cycle of tasks where the status of being active task is passed around the loop.

(bi)cycle +? -er

cycler (plural cyclers)

cyclen (plural cyclens)

1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, a macrocycle and the aza analogue of the crown ether 12-crown-4.

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