macrocyclic
adjective
macrocyclic is spelled M-A-C-R-O-C-Y-C-L-I-C: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, macrocyclic means “Of an organic compound: having a closed ring of more than about twelve atoms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in macrocyclic?
| Letters | 11: M-A-C-R-O-C-Y-C-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is macrocyclic?
Macrocyclic appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce macrocyclic?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-macrocyclic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of macrocyclic
- more macrocyclic comparative
- most macrocyclic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does macrocyclic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of an organic compound: having a closed ring of more than about twelve atoms.
- 2
Of or relating to a macrocycle.
- 3
Pertaining to a rust fungus whose life cycle includes all five spore stages: pycniospore (spermatium), aeciospore, urediniospore, teliospore, and basidiospore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does macrocyclic come from?
From macro- + cyclic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).