Rotaxane
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rotaxane is a noun meaning (physical chemistry) 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.
Meaning
(physical chemistry) 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.
Word Forms
- rotaxanes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudorotaxane, polyrotaxane, oligorotaxane, polypseudorotaxane, oligopseudorotaxane, rotane.
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