rotaxane

English

Graphical representation of a rotaxane.

Noun

rotaxane (plural rotaxanes)

(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.

Derived terms

Translations

molecular complex shaped like a dumbbell threaded through a ring

Chinese:
Mandarin: 轮烷 (lún wán)
French: please add this translation if you can
German: Rotaxan n
Greek: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: rotaxano m

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