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macrocyclic


Definition of macrocyclic

adjective

Chemistry
  • relating to or denoting a ring composed of a relatively large number of atoms, such as occur in haem, chlorophyll, and several natural antibiotics.

Derivatives

macrocycle

noun

macrocyclic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of macrocyclic in the US English dictionary