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carcerand

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carcerand [′kär·sə·rənd]
(organic chemistry)
A macrocyclic compound capable of including organic guest molecules.
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Last year, Cram reported linking two bowl assemblies to make the first "molecular cells," which he also calls carcerands because small molecules get trapped inside when the bowl rims meet.
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But the space inside a carcerand is like no other chemical environment, and the guest molecule finds itself locked up for life.
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