English Explanatory Dictionary

cucurbituril

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of macrocyclic molecules consisting of glycoluril repeat units.

Word forms

cucurbituril cucurbiturils

Etymology

From cucurbit, due to the resemblance between the molecular structure and the appearance of a pumpkin.

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