"macrocycle" meaning in All languages combined

See macrocycle on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: macrocycles [plural]
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  1. (organic chemistry) a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule
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  2. In sports training, an annual plan that works towards peaking for the goal competition of the year.
    Sense id: en-macrocycle-en-noun-Bd3hTN4L Categories (other): English terms prefixed with macro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with macro-: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: azamacrocycle Related terms: calixarene, carcerand, cavitand, crown ether, cryptand, cyclophane, lariat ether, spherand

Inflected forms

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