catenane

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noun

Any compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.

OriginLatin catena →
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Meanings

nouncatenane (plural catenanes)

plural catenanes

  1. chemistryAny compound, especially a hydrocarbon, having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.

Origin

  1. Latincatena“a chain”
  2. Englishcatenane

From Latin catena (“a chain”).

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catenane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenane

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“catenane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catenane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenane.

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