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calixarene

calixarene noun: any of a class of organic macrocycles containing a ring of phenol groups linked by a short bridge; they mimic some properties of enzymes, and have many other applications.

Noun

calixarene (plural calixarenes)

  1. Any of a class of organic macrocycles containing a ring of phenol groups linked by a short bridge; they mimic some properties of enzymes, and have many other applications.

Forms of calixarene

pluralcalixarenes

Origin of calixarene

From Latin calix (“cup, pot”) + arene.

Words formed from calixarene

Questions about calixarene

What does calixarene mean?
Calixarene means any of a class of organic macrocycles containing a ring of phenol groups linked by a short bridge; they mimic some properties of enzymes, and have many other applications.
What part of speech is calixarene?
Calixarene is a noun.
What is the plural of calixarene?
The plural of calixarene is calixarenes.

Words near calixarene in the dictionary

  1. caliver
  2. calivers
  3. Calivigny Island
  4. Calivil
  5. calix
  6. calixarene
  7. calixarenes
  8. calixcrown
  9. calixes
  10. calixphyrin
  11. calixphyrins

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