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hexadentate

hexadentate adjective: capable of attaching to a metal ion at six points.

Adjective

hexadentate (not comparable)

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

Origin of hexadentate

From hexa- + dentate.

Questions about hexadentate

What does hexadentate mean?
Hexadentate means capable of attaching to a metal ion at six points.
What part of speech is hexadentate?
Hexadentate is an adjective.

Words near hexadentate in the dictionary

  1. hexadecylamine
  2. hexadecyloxymethyl
  3. hexadecyls
  4. hexadecyltrimethylammonium
  5. hexadecyne
  6. hexadentate
  7. hexadentated
  8. hexadeoxynucleotide
  9. hexadeoxynucleotides
  10. hexadepsipeptide
  11. hexadepsipeptides

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