macrocyclen.
/ˈmakrə(ʊ)ˌsʌɪkl/, U.S. /ˈmækroʊˌsaɪkəl/ Chemistry.
A macrocyclic ring, molecule, or compound.
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macrocycle1956
1956 Nature 14 Jan. 70/1 Synthesis of azaporphins and related macrocycles.
1974 Chem. Rev. 74 351/2 Christensen and coworkers have discussed for several classes of macrocycles their unique ion binding properties.
1988 BioFactors 1 21/1 The corrin ring, a partially reduced tetrapyrrole that is slightly smaller than the closely related porphyrin macrocycle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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