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heteroligand

heteroligand noun: any of two or more different ligands surrounding the same metal atom (or two or more atoms in a heterobinuclear compound).

Noun

heteroligand (plural heteroligands)

  1. Any of two or more different ligands surrounding the same metal atom (or two or more atoms in a heterobinuclear compound)

Forms of heteroligand

pluralheteroligands

Origin of heteroligand

From hetero- + ligand.

Questions about heteroligand

What does heteroligand mean?
Heteroligand means any of two or more different ligands surrounding the same metal atom (or two or more atoms in a heterobinuclear compound).
What part of speech is heteroligand?
Heteroligand is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroligand?
The plural of heteroligand is heteroligands.

Words near heteroligand in the dictionary

  1. heterolateral
  2. heterolayer
  3. heterolayers
  4. heterolecithal
  5. heteroleptic
  6. heteroligand
  7. heteroligands
  8. heteroligated
  9. heteroligation
  10. heteroligomer
  11. heteroligomeric

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