macrolide

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noun

a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least ten atoms

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Meanings

nounmacrolide (plural macrolides)

plural macrolides

  1. chemistrya macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least ten atoms
  2. medicineAny of a group of antibiotics having this structure

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
azithromycinclarithromycinerythromycintacrolimus

Translations

Russian макроли́д
  • макроли́д (makrolíd)Translations
Spanish macrólido
  • macrólidoTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

decimolarmediocral
Cite this entry
APA

macrolide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrolide

MLA

“macrolide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrolide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrolide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrolide.

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