Term Name: mechanically-interlocked molecular entity
Synonyms: mechanically-interlocked compounds, mechanically-interlocked molecular entities, mechanically-interlocked molecules
Definition: Systems consisting of two or more molecular entities that are held together by their topology such that they cannot be separated without breaking bonds.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:50959]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: non-covalently-bound molecular entity
has subtype: catenane rotaxane