6-MEMBERED

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 6-membered mean? 

• 6-MEMBERED (adjective)
  The adjective 6-MEMBERED has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: 6-MEMBERED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 6-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 

The hydrochloride salt form of pirlimycin, a derivative of clindamycin with a 6-membered ring replacing clindamycin's 5-membered ring.

(Pirlimycin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A derivative of clindamycin with a 6-membered ring replacing clindamycin's 5-membered ring.

(Pirlimycin, NCI Thesaurus)

Occurs mostly as pyran (6-membered oxygen containing ring or oxane) and rarely as furan (5-membered oxygen containing ring) or straight chain.

(Glucose, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)