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5-MEMBERED

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 5-membered mean? 

5-MEMBERED (adjective)
  The adjective 5-MEMBERED has 1 sense:

1. of a chemical compound having a ring with five membersplay

  Familiarity information: 5-MEMBERED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


5-MEMBERED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a chemical compound having a ring with five members

Synonyms:

5-membered; five-membered

Similar:

membered (having members; normally used in chemistry in combination with a number)


 Context examples 


The hydrochloride salt form of pirlimycin, a derivative of clindamycin with a 6-membered ring replacing clindamycin's 5-membered ring.

(Pirlimycin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A derivative of clindamycin with a 6-membered ring replacing clindamycin's 5-membered ring.

(Pirlimycin, NCI Thesaurus)

Occurs mostly as pyran (6-membered oxygen containing ring or oxane) and rarely as furan (5-membered oxygen containing ring) or straight chain.

(Glucose, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)



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