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octadentate

octadentate adjective: of a ligand, capable of forming eight separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

Adjective

octadentate (not comparable)

  1. Of a ligand, capable of forming eight separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion
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Origin of octadentate

From octa- + dentate.

Questions about octadentate

What does octadentate mean?
Octadentate means of a ligand, capable of forming eight separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.
What part of speech is octadentate?
Octadentate is an adjective.

Words near octadentate in the dictionary

  1. octadecyls
  2. octadecylsilane
  3. octadecyne
  4. octadehydrocorrin
  5. octadehydrocorrins
  6. octadentate
  7. octadepsipeptide
  8. octadepsipeptides
  9. octadic
  10. octadienal
  11. octadienals

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