"cavitand" meaning in All languages combined

See cavitand on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cavitands [plural]
Etymology: cavity + -and Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cavity|and}} cavity + -and Head templates: {{en-noun}} cavitand (plural cavitands)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit. Wikipedia link: cavitand Categories (topical): Organic compounds

Inflected forms

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