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hypercoordination

hypercoordination noun: the property of an atom (in a molecule) having a larger than normal coordination number (typically greater than 4).

Noun

hypercoordination (uncountable)

  1. The property of an atom (in a molecule) having a larger than normal coordination number (typically greater than 4)

Origin of hypercoordination

From hyper- + coordination.

Questions about hypercoordination

What does hypercoordination mean?
Hypercoordination means the property of an atom (in a molecule) having a larger than normal coordination number (typically greater than 4).
What part of speech is hypercoordination?
Hypercoordination is a noun.

Words near hypercoordination in the dictionary

  1. hypercontrolling
  2. hyperconverged
  3. hyperconvex
  4. hyperconvexity
  5. hypercool
  6. hypercoordination
  7. hypercoracoid
  8. hypercoracoids
  9. hypercornification
  10. hypercornifications
  11. hypercorporate

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