"macrolide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: macrolides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} macrolide (plural macrolides)
  1. (organic chemistry) a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least ten atoms Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-macrolide-en-noun-2cGAY-AB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (medicine) Any of a group of antibiotics having this structure Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-macrolide-en-noun-1GHcewLk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, tacrolimus Related terms: butanolide Translations (Translations): macrólido [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 48 52

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