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cryptophane

cryptophane noun: any of a class of large, cage-like compounds that can encapsulate smaller molecules.

Noun

cryptophane (plural cryptophanes)

  1. Any of a class of large, cage-like compounds that can encapsulate smaller molecules

Forms of cryptophane

pluralcryptophanes

Origin of cryptophane

From crypto- + phane.

Questions about cryptophane

What does cryptophane mean?
Cryptophane means any of a class of large, cage-like compounds that can encapsulate smaller molecules.
What part of speech is cryptophane?
Cryptophane is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptophane?
The plural of cryptophane is cryptophanes.

Words near cryptophane in the dictionary

  1. cryptoperthite
  2. cryptoperthites
  3. cryptoperthitic
  4. cryptophagid
  5. cryptophagids
  6. cryptophane
  7. cryptophanes
  8. cryptophasia
  9. cryptophasic
  10. cryptophobia
  11. cryptophone

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