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monodentate ligand

monodentate ligand noun: a ligand that can only bind to a central metal atom through a single donor atom.

Noun

monodentate ligand (plural monodentate ligands)

  1. A ligand that can only bind to a central metal atom through a single donor atom.

Forms of monodentate ligand

pluralmonodentate ligands

Questions about monodentate ligand

What does monodentate ligand mean?
Monodentate ligand means a ligand that can only bind to a central metal atom through a single donor atom.
What part of speech is monodentate ligand?
Monodentate ligand is a noun.
What is the plural of monodentate ligand?
The plural of monodentate ligand is monodentate ligands.

Words near monodentate ligand in the dictionary

  1. monodendrimers
  2. monodendritic
  3. monodendron
  4. monodendrons
  5. monodentate
  6. monodentate ligand
  7. monodentate ligands
  8. monodentated
  9. monodeoxynucleoside
  10. monodeoxynucleosides
  11. monodeoxynucleotide

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