Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cavitand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cav-i-tand
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.

Etymology

From cavity + -and.

Inflected Forms

cavitands (plural)

Questions

What does cavitand mean?: Any of several classes of macrocycle that have a shape containing a cavity in which a guest molecule or ion may fit.
Where does cavitand come from?: From cavity + -and.

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