ten membered

/tɛnˈmɛmbərd/
adjective
  1. Having ten members, especially in a group, committee, or team.
    • The ten-membered committee met every Tuesday to discuss school policies.
    • The jury was ten-membered, which is unusual for a civil trial.
    • Our ten-membered band practiced for hours before the big concert.
  2. (in chemistry) Describing a ring structure in a molecule that contains ten atoms.
    • The compound features a ten-membered carbon ring at its core.
    • Researchers synthesized a new ten-membered lactone with potential medical uses.
    • Ten-membered rings are less common than five- or six-membered rings in organic chemistry.
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