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mac·ro·cy·cle
(măk′rō-sī′kəl)n.
1. A cyclic macromolecule.
2. A molecule or portion of a molecule in which atoms, usually ten or more, are connected in a ring.
mac′ro·cyc′lic (-sĭk′lĭk) adj.
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macrocyclic
(ˌmækrəʊˈsɪklɪk; ˌmækrəʊˈsaɪklɪk)adj
(Chemistry) containing or relating to a macrocycle
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mac•ro•cy•clic
(ˌmæk roʊˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk)adj.
having a ring structure consisting of more than 12 atoms.
[1945–50]
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