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metacyclophane

metacyclophane noun: any cyclophane in which the aliphatic bridge connects the 1,3 (meta) positions of the benzene ring.

Noun

metacyclophane (plural metacyclophanes)

  1. Any cyclophane in which the aliphatic bridge connects the 1,3 (meta) positions of the benzene ring

Forms of metacyclophane

pluralmetacyclophanes

Origin of metacyclophane

From meta- + cyclophane.

Questions about metacyclophane

What does metacyclophane mean?
Metacyclophane means any cyclophane in which the aliphatic bridge connects the 1,3 (meta) positions of the benzene ring.
What part of speech is metacyclophane?
Metacyclophane is a noun.
What is the plural of metacyclophane?
The plural of metacyclophane is metacyclophanes.

Words near metacyclophane in the dictionary

  1. metacyclic
  2. metacyclics
  3. metacycline
  4. metacyclogenesis
  5. metacyclogenic
  6. metacyclophane
  7. metacyclophanes
  8. metacyst
  9. metacystic
  10. metacysts
  11. metadata

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