Macrolide
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Macrolide is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least ten atoms.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least ten atoms.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Any of a group of antibiotics having this structure
Word Forms
- macrolides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antibiotic, membered, macrolactone, macrolactam, nonenolide, macroligand.
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