Macrocyclic
[mak-roh-sahy-klik, -sik-lik] /ˌmæk roʊˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪk/
adjective, Chemistry.
1.
having a ring structure consisting of more than 12 atoms.
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