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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