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decadentate

decadentate adjective: of a ligand, capable of forming ten separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

Adjective

decadentate (not comparable)

  1. Of a ligand, capable of forming ten separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion

Origin of decadentate

From deca- + dentate.

Questions about decadentate

What does decadentate mean?
Decadentate means of a ligand, capable of forming ten separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.
What part of speech is decadentate?
Decadentate is an adjective.

Words near decadentate in the dictionary

  1. decadence
  2. decadences
  3. decadencies
  4. decadency
  5. decadent
  6. decadentate
  7. decadentism
  8. decadently
  9. decadents
  10. decades
  11. decades young

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