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metalomacrociclo

metal macrocycle

noun meh-tah-loh-mah-kroh-SEE-kloh Rare
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Usage Note

Metalomacrociclo is a specialist chemistry term referring to a large cyclic molecule that coordinates a metal ion at its centre, such as porphyrins or crown ethers. It appears almost exclusively in academic and scientific literature and would not be encountered in everyday Spanish. The word is a compound of metal + macro- + ciclo (cycle).

Examples

"El metalomacrociclo coordina el ion de hierro."

Natural Translation

The metal macrocycle coordinates the iron ion.

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