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crown ether

crown ether noun: any of a class of macrocyclic compounds containing repeat units of -CH₂CH₂O-.

Noun

crown ether (plural crown ethers)

  1. any of a class of macrocyclic compounds containing repeat units of -CH₂CH₂O-
  2. any similar compound containing atoms of nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus or silicon instead of, or as well as, oxygen

Forms of crown ether

pluralcrown ethers

Origin of crown ether

So called because its structure is shaped like a crown (the royal headgear).

Questions about crown ether

What does crown ether mean?
Crown ether means any of a class of macrocyclic compounds containing repeat units of -CH₂CH₂O-.
What part of speech is crown ether?
Crown ether is a noun.
What is the plural of crown ether?
The plural of crown ether is crown ethers.

Words near crown ether in the dictionary

  1. Crown Court
  2. crown daisy
  3. crown dependencies
  4. crown dependency
  5. Crown Estate
  6. crown ether
  7. crown ethers
  8. crown fire
  9. crown fires
  10. crown flash
  11. crown flashes

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