cryptand

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noun

any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to the crown ethers, having three chains attached at two nitrogen atoms

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Meanings

nouncryptand (plural cryptands)

plural cryptands

  1. chemistryany of a class of polycyclic compounds related to the crown ethers, having three chains attached at two nitrogen atoms

Origin

From crypt- + -and.

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APA

cryptand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptand

MLA

“cryptand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptand.

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