macrocyclic Definition
macro·cyclic (mak′rō sīk′lik, -sik′lik)
adjective
- Bot. of or having to do with an organism that has a complex life cycle
- Chem. of or having to do with a molecule that has a complex ring structure with at least fifteen atoms
macrocyclic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- lactone: Alternatively a macrocyclic lactone can be used to treat for scab and will also be part of the strategy to remove resistant worms.
- ligand: These holes could be used to coordinate cations or anions, just like organic macrocyclic ligands.
- compound: He showed that one of our new macrocyclic compounds is an ' amazing ' alkylating agent.
- ring: The corrinoids are a group of compounds containing four reduced pyrrole rings joined into a macrocyclic ring.
- disulfides: References Dynamic combinatorial libraries of macrocyclic disulfides in water.
- chemistry: It is suggested that solutions to these problems can be found in the area of macrocyclic chemistry.
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