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cyclophanes

cyclophanes is the plural of cyclophane.

Meaning of cyclophane

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

Questions about cyclophanes

What is cyclophanes the plural of?
Cyclophanes is the plural of cyclophane.

Words near cyclophanes in the dictionary

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

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