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bidentate ligand

bidentate ligand noun: a Lewis base that can donate two pairs of electrons to a central metal atom.

Noun

bidentate ligand (plural bidentate ligands)

  1. A Lewis base that can donate two pairs of electrons to a central metal atom.

Forms of bidentate ligand

pluralbidentate ligands

Questions about bidentate ligand

What does bidentate ligand mean?
Bidentate ligand means a Lewis base that can donate two pairs of electrons to a central metal atom.
What part of speech is bidentate ligand?
Bidentate ligand is a noun.
What is the plural of bidentate ligand?
The plural of bidentate ligand is bidentate ligands.

Words near bidentate ligand in the dictionary

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

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