Rotaxane Definition

rə-tăksān, rō-
noun
A complex molecule containing one or more macrocyclic ring components encircling a rodlike component that has end groups large enough to prevent the molecule from dissociating into its component parts.
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Singular:
rotaxane
Plural:
rotaxanes

Origin of Rotaxane

  • Latin rota wheel ret- in Indo-European roots Latin axis axle –ane

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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