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bidentate

bidentate adjective: having only two teeth.

Adjective

bidentate (not comparable)

  1. Having only two teeth.
  2. Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate.
  3. (physical) Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

bidentate meaning in Tamil and Bengali

bidentate in Tamil

இருபல்லுள்ள

bidentate in Bengali

দুইটি দাঁত, শূলবিশিষ্ট

Forms of bidentate

alternative formbi-dentate

Origin of bidentate

From bi- + dentate.

Words formed from bidentate

Phrases with bidentate

Questions about bidentate

What does bidentate mean?
Bidentate means having only two teeth.
What is bidentate in Tamil?
Bidentate in Tamil is இருபல்லுள்ள. See Bidentate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bidentate?
Bidentate is an adjective.

Words near bidentate in the dictionary

  1. bidental
  2. bidentalian
  3. bidentalians
  4. bidentals
  5. Bidentard
  6. bidentate
  7. bidentate ligand
  8. bidentate ligands
  9. bidentated
  10. bidentately
  11. bidenticulate

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