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heptadentate

heptadentate adjective: capable of attaching to a metal ion at seven points.

Adjective

heptadentate (not comparable)

  1. Capable of attaching to a metal ion at seven points

Origin of heptadentate

From hepta- + dentate.

Questions about heptadentate

What does heptadentate mean?
Heptadentate means capable of attaching to a metal ion at seven points.
What part of speech is heptadentate?
Heptadentate is an adjective.

Words near heptadentate in the dictionary

  1. heptadecenoyl
  2. heptadecyl
  3. heptadecylic
  4. heptadecyls
  5. heptadecyne
  6. heptadentate
  7. heptadepsipeptide
  8. heptadepsipeptides
  9. heptades
  10. heptadeuterated
  11. heptadiagonal

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