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Cagelike vs Superphane - What's the difference?

cagelike | superphane |

As an adjective cagelike

is like a cage.

As a noun superphane is

any complex cyclophane having multiple aromatic rings and a cagelike structure.

cagelike

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Like a cage.
    • This version shows a small figure inside of cagelike towers, perhaps symbolizing the fledgling sculptor's dreams of creation.'' — Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein, ''American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions (1990)
    Why would this cagelike structure be energetically unfavorable?'' — Bruce Alberts, ''Essential Cell Biology: An Introduction to the Molecular Biology of the Cell (2004)

    superphane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any complex cyclophane having multiple aromatic rings and a cagelike structure