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cyclen

cyclen noun: 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, a macrocycle and the aza analogue of the crown ether 12-crown-4.

Noun

cyclen (plural cyclens)

  1. 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, a macrocycle and the aza analogue of the crown ether 12-crown-4.

Forms of cyclen

pluralcyclens

Questions about cyclen

What does cyclen mean?
Cyclen means 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane, a macrocycle and the aza analogue of the crown ether 12-crown-4.
What part of speech is cyclen?
Cyclen is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclen?
The plural of cyclen is cyclens.

Words near cyclen in the dictionary

  1. cyclegaines
  2. cyclegraph
  3. cyclegraphs
  4. cycleless
  5. cycleman
  6. cyclen
  7. cyclene
  8. cyclenes
  9. cyclens
  10. cyclepath
  11. cyclepaths

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