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9-membered

9-membered

9.5
Having a ring of nine atoms in a molecule
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : de nueve miembros
  • Many antibiotics feature a 9-membered lactone ring as a critical part of their structure.

Examples

  • Nona-azacyclononane is an example of a 9-membered ring in organic chemistry.

  • The chemist synthesized a 9-membered ring compound for the experiment.

  • The chemist synthesized a new 9-membered ring compound.

  • Is this molecule a 9-membered ring?

  • Many antibiotics feature a 9-membered lactone ring as a critical part of their structure.

  • Nona-azacyclononane is an example of a 9-membered ring in organic chemistry.

  • The chemist synthesized a 9-membered ring compound for the experiment.

How Many

9-membered
  • Specialized
9.5
8-membered
  • Specialized
8.4
7-membered
  • Specialized
8.3
6-membered
  • Specialized
7.8
5-membered
  • Specialized
8.0

Surface Forms

9-membered positive

Morphology

9-membered = member (transparent) = 9 + member + ed

The adjective is formed from the compound '9-member' (numeral + member) plus the adjectival '-ed', so its meaning 'having nine members' is directly derivable.

Etymology

9-Membered comes from the number nine and the word member, where member means a 'part' of a group. So in chemistry a 9-membered ring is a ring made of nine 'parts' called atoms, and you can imagine nine people sitting in a circle to remember that it means a ring of nine atoms.