ansa
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 4
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- Letters
- 4
/ˈæn.sə/
Definition of ansa
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance, perceived to project like handles on either side of the disc of the planet.
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noun
- The most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance, perceived to project like handles on either side of the disc of the planet.
- A loop-shaped structure.
adj
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(not-comparable)Being or relating to an ansa compound.
“ansa-metallocene”
“ansa-bisindenyl ligand”
“an ansa bridge which allows for easy access to the oxygen donor atoms on the aromatic ring”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ānsa (“a handle, haft”).
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