Rotaxane

What do we mean by rotaxane?

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. noun

Any complex of two molecules, one of which has the form of a ring, the other having the form of a rod, passing through the ring, and having end-groups too large to pass through the ring noun

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Words that are spelled similarly to rotaxane:
rotaxane, rotavate, taxane, roxane, rotaxanes.

Adjectives that are often used to describe rotaxane:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective rotaxane:
formation.

Words that sound like rotaxane:
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