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catenane

catenane noun: any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.

Noun

catenane (plural catenanes)

  1. Any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.

Forms of catenane

pluralcatenanes

Origin of catenane

From Latin catena (“a chain”).

Words formed from catenane

Questions about catenane

What does catenane mean?
Catenane means any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.
What part of speech is catenane?
Catenane is a noun.
What is the plural of catenane?
The plural of catenane is catenanes.

Words near catenane in the dictionary

  1. catena compound
  2. catena compounds
  3. catenaccio
  4. catenae
  5. catenal
  6. catenane
  7. catenanes
  8. catenarian
  9. catenaries
  10. catenarin
  11. catenary

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