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(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic macrocycles containing a ring of phenol groups linked by a short bridge; they mimic some properties of enzymes, and have many other applications..
Use calixarene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Calixarene means (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic macrocycles containing a ring of phenol groups linked by a short bridge; they mimic some properties of enzymes, and have many other applications..
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