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ligands

ligands is the plural of ligand.

Meaning of ligand

Noun

ligand (plural ligands)

  1. (physical, coordination chemistry) Such an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.
  2. (physical) Such an entity that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.
  3. A letter that orthography requires or allows to be ligated with one or more other letters to form a ligature, such as a in æ or o in œ.

Phrases with ligands

Questions about ligands

What is ligands the plural of?
Ligands is the plural of ligand.

Words near ligands in the dictionary

  1. ligandlike
  2. ligandome
  3. ligandomes
  4. ligandomic
  5. ligandomics
  6. ligands
  7. Ligang
  8. Ligao
  9. Ligas
  10. ligase
  11. ligased

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