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macrocyclic compound

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.

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