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SIX-MEMBERED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does six-membered mean? 

SIX-MEMBERED (adjective)
  The adjective SIX-MEMBERED has 1 sense:

1. of a chemical compound having a ring with six membersplay

  Familiarity information: SIX-MEMBERED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SIX-MEMBERED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a chemical compound having a ring with six members

Synonyms:

6-membered; six-membered

Context example:

having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring

Similar:

membered (having members; normally used in chemistry in combination with a number)


 Context examples 


Any compound that contains the basic indole structure, an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound, consisting of a six-membered benzene ring fused to a five-membered nitrogen-containing pyrrole ring.

(Indole Compound, NCI Thesaurus)



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