catenane
catenane · catenanes
Any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like…Any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.
Meaning
1 sensesAny compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.
Origin
From Latin catena (“a chain”).From Latin catena (“a chain”).
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