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DictionarySeemacrocyclemacrocyclic compound
macrocyclic compound[¦mak·rō‚sī ′käm‚pau̇nd] (organic chemistry) An organic compound containing a large ring, that is, a closed chain of 12 or more carbon atoms; examples include crown ethers, cryptands, spherands, carcerands, cyclodextrins, cyclophanes, and calixarenes. Also known as macrocycle. |