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cavitand

cavitand noun: any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.

Noun

cavitand (plural cavitands)

  1. Any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.

Forms of cavitand

pluralcavitands

Origin of cavitand

From cavity + -and.

Questions about cavitand

What does cavitand mean?
Cavitand means any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.
What part of speech is cavitand?
Cavitand is a noun.
What is the plural of cavitand?
The plural of cavitand is cavitands.

Words near cavitand in the dictionary

  1. caviomorph
  2. caviomorphs
  3. Cavish
  4. Cavit
  5. cavital
  6. cavitand
  7. cavitands
  8. cavitary
  9. cavitate
  10. cavitated
  11. cavitates

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