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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 members
Familiarity information: 5-MEMBERED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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