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cryptand

cryptand noun: any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to the crown ethers, having three chains attached at two nitrogen atoms.

Noun

cryptand (plural cryptands)

  1. any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to the crown ethers, having three chains attached at two nitrogen atoms

Forms of cryptand

pluralcryptands

Origin of cryptand

From crypt- + -and.

Questions about cryptand

What does cryptand mean?
Cryptand means any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to the crown ethers, having three chains attached at two nitrogen atoms.
What part of speech is cryptand?
Cryptand is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptand?
The plural of cryptand is cryptands.

Words near cryptand in the dictionary

  1. cryptanalytics
  2. cryptanalyze
  3. cryptanalyzed
  4. cryptanalyzes
  5. cryptanalyzing
  6. cryptand
  7. cryptands
  8. cryptanoside
  9. cryptarchies
  10. cryptarchy
  11. cryptarithm

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