crown ether
English
Etymology
So called because its structure is shaped like a crown (the royal headgear).
Noun
crown ether (plural crown ethers)
- (chemistry) any of a class of macrocyclic compounds containing repeat units of -CH2CH2O-
- (chemistry) any similar compound containing atoms of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus or silicon instead of, or as well as, oxygen
See also
- cryptand
- lariat ether