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coligand

coligand noun: either of two or more different ligands in a compound.

Noun

coligand (plural coligands)

  1. Either of two or more different ligands in a compound

Forms of coligand

pluralcoligands

Origin of coligand

From co- + ligand.

Questions about coligand

What does coligand mean?
Coligand means either of two or more different ligands in a compound.
What part of speech is coligand?
Coligand is a noun.
What is the plural of coligand?
The plural of coligand is coligands.

Words near coligand in the dictionary

  1. colid
  2. colids
  3. colies
  4. coliform
  5. coliforms
  6. coligand
  7. coligands
  8. Colignan
  9. coliid
  10. coliids
  11. coliiform

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