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Noun
macrolide (plural macrolides)
- (organic chemistry) a macrocyclic lactone with a ring of at least ten atoms
- (medicine) Any of a group of antibiotics having this structure
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Etymology
From macro- + -olide.
Noun
macrolide m (plural macrolidi)
- (organic chemistry, medicine) macrolide
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