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cyclophane

cyclophane noun: a hydrocarbon consisting an aromatic unit (typically a benzene ring) and an aliphatic chain that forms a bridge between two positions of the aromatic ring; more complex derivatives (the superphanes) with multiple aromatic units and bridges forming cagelike structures are known.

Noun

cyclophane (plural cyclophanes)

  1. A hydrocarbon consisting an aromatic unit (typically a benzene ring) and an aliphatic chain that forms a bridge between two positions of the aromatic ring; more complex derivatives (the superphanes) with multiple aromatic units and bridges forming cagelike structures are known.
  2. Any cyclic structure used as a base phane in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds

Forms of cyclophane

pluralcyclophanes

Origin of cyclophane

By surface analysis, cyclo- + -phane.

Words formed from cyclophane

Questions about cyclophane

What does cyclophane mean?
Cyclophane means a hydrocarbon consisting an aromatic unit (typically a benzene ring) and an aliphatic chain that forms a bridge between two positions of the aromatic ring; more complex derivatives (the superphanes) with multiple aromatic units and bridges forming cagelike structures are known.
What part of speech is cyclophane?
Cyclophane is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclophane?
The plural of cyclophane is cyclophanes.

Words near cyclophane in the dictionary

  1. cyclopeptolide
  2. cyclopeptolides
  3. cyclopes
  4. cyclopess
  5. cyclopesses
  6. cyclophane
  7. cyclophanes
  8. cyclophellitol
  9. cyclophenanthrenylene
  10. cyclophenanthrenylenes
  11. cyclophilin

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