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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A cyclic macromolecule.
  • noun A molecule or portion of a molecule in which atoms, usually ten or more, are connected in a ring.

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  • noun chemistry a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule

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