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rotaxane

rotaxane noun: a complex of two molecules, one ring-shaped and the other dumbbell-shaped, with the dumbbell threaded through the ring and having end groups too large to pass through the ring.

rotaxane: a complex of two molecules, one ring-shaped and the other dumbbell-shaped, with the dumbbell...
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Noun

rotaxane (plural rotaxanes)

  1. (physical) A complex of two molecules, one ring-shaped and the other dumbbell-shaped, with the dumbbell threaded through the ring and having end groups too large to pass through the ring.

Forms of rotaxane

pluralrotaxanes

Words formed from rotaxane

Questions about rotaxane

What does rotaxane mean?
Rotaxane means a complex of two molecules, one ring-shaped and the other dumbbell-shaped, with the dumbbell threaded through the ring and having end groups too large to pass through the ring.
What part of speech is rotaxane?
Rotaxane is a noun.
What is the plural of rotaxane?
The plural of rotaxane is rotaxanes.

Words near rotaxane in the dictionary

  1. rotavirologists
  2. rotavirology
  3. rotavirus
  4. rotaviruses
  5. rotaviruslike
  6. rotaxane
  7. rotaxanes
  8. ROTC
  9. rotch
  10. rotche
  11. rotches

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