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10-membered

10-membered

7.9
Having a ring of ten atoms
  • adjective
  • /tɛn ˈmɛmbərd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : de diez miembros
  • The molecule contains a 10-membered ring that is crucial to its biological activity.

Examples

  • Chemists have synthesized a new 10-membered lactone to study its properties.

  • A 10-membered carbocyclic ring is less common than six- or five-membered ones.

  • This is a 10-membered compound.

  • The 10-membered structure is fascinating!

  • A 10-membered carbocyclic ring is less common than six- or five-membered ones.

  • Chemists have synthesized a new 10-membered lactone to study its properties.

  • The molecule contains a 10-membered ring that is crucial to its biological activity.

Synonyms

ten-membered
vs10-membered
  • Specialized
9.7

A molecule that has a ring made of ten atoms

is the same meaning but written using a numeral form

Surface Forms

10-membered positive

Morphology

10-membered = 10-member (semi-transparent) = 10 + member + ed

The step from '10-member' to '10-membered' is a straightforward adjectival formation by adding -ed to an already transparent numeral+member compound.

Etymology

10-Membered means 'having ten parts'. It comes from member meaning 'part' or 'one of a group' and the ending -ed that makes an adjective, so imagine a ring with ten people holding hands — that picture helps remember that 10-membered describes a ring made of ten atoms.