"rotaxane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rotaxanes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rotaxane (plural rotaxanes)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: rotaxane Tags: physical Categories (topical): Physical chemistry Derived forms: oligorotaxane, polyrotaxane, pseudorotaxane Translations (molecular complex shaped like a dumbbell threaded through a ring): 轮烷 (lún wán) (Chinese Mandarin), rotaxane [masculine] (French), Rotaxan [neuter] (German), rotaxano [masculine] (Spanish)

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