| Term Name: | crown compound |
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| Synonyms: | corona, coronand, coronands, couronne, crown, crown compounds |
| Definition: | A macrocyclic polydentate compound, usually uncharged, in which three or more coordinating ring atoms are or may become suitably close for easy formation of chelate complexes with metal ions or other cationic species. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:37409] ( EBI ) |