cage compound

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00770
A polycyclic compound having the shape of a
cage
. The term is also used for
inclusion compounds
.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1092 [Terms] [Paper]