macrocycle

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noun

a cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule

OriginEnglish cycle ← Middle English cicle ← Late Latin cyclus →
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Meanings

nounmacrocycle (plural macrocycles)

plural macrocycles

  1. chemistrya cyclic macromolecule, or a macrocyclic portion of a molecule
  2. In sports training, an annual plan that works towards peaking for the goal competition of the year.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  11. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  12. Late Latincyclus
  13. Middle Englishcicle
  14. Englishcycle
  15. Englishmacrocycle

From macro- + cycle.

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APA

macrocycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocycle

MLA

“macrocycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocycle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrocycle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocycle.

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