Etymology

pseudorotaxane

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Today it means: Any complex, having the general form of a rotaxane, but in which the linear component does not have bulky end groups. Full definition →

English rotaxane ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishrotaxane
  6. English todaypseudorotaxane

From pseudo- + rotaxane.

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