Definitions for macrocyclicˌmæk roʊˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

mac•ro•cy•clicˌmæk roʊˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk(adj.)

  1. having a ring structure consisting of more than 12 atoms.

Origin of macrocyclic:

1945–50

Wiktionary

  1. macrocyclic(Adjective)

    having a closed ring of more than about twelve atoms

  2. macrocyclic(Adjective)

    of, or relating to a macrocycle


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