turriane

Meaning

Noun

• A (14-p,0-o)cyclophane derived from the gum from the wood of the plant Grevillea striata (species), consisting of biphenyl joined in a ring by a chain of fourteen carbon atoms.

Origin

• Derived from turraie a word in an Australian Aboriginal language for Grevillea striata, named by DD Ridley, E Ritchie and WC Taylor in 1970