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MEMBERED
membered
(adjective) having members; normally used in chemistry in combination with a number
membered, three-membered
(adjective) of a chemical compound having a ring with three members
membered, four-membered
(adjective) of a chemical compound having a ring with four members
membered, five-membered
(adjective) of a chemical compound having a ring with five members
membered, six-membered
(adjective) of a chemical compound having a ring with six members; “having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring”
membered, seven-membered
(adjective) of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members
membered, eight-membered
(adjective) of a chemical compound having a ring with eight members
membered, nine-membered
(adjective) of a chemical compound having a ring with nine members
membered, ten-membered
(adjective) of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
membered (not comparable)
(chemistry, in combination) Having a specified number of members.
(chemistry, in combination) Having limbs.
(heraldry, of a bird) Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body.
Source: Wiktionary
Mem"bered, a.
1. Having limbs; -- chiefly used in composition.
2. (Her.)
Definition: Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic representations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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