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macrocyclic

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Of an organic compound: having a closed ring of more than about twelve atoms.
  2. adjective Of or relating to a macrocycle.
  3. adjective Pertaining to a rust fungus whose life cycle includes all five spore stages: pycniospore (spermatium), aeciospore, urediniospore, teliospore, and basidiospore.

Similar words

macrocycle lactones musks polyethers polymacrocyclic macrobicyclic macropolycyclic cyclic nonmacrocyclic azamacrocyclic

Often followed by

compounds ligands lactone ring lactones ligand antibiotics polyethers complexes polyether

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