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pentadentate

pentadentate adjective: forming five separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

Adjective

pentadentate (not comparable)

  1. Forming five separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

Origin of pentadentate

From penta- + dentate.

Questions about pentadentate

What does pentadentate mean?
Pentadentate means forming five separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.
What part of speech is pentadentate?
Pentadentate is an adjective.

Words near pentadentate in the dictionary

  1. pentadecylic
  2. pentadecyls
  3. pentadecyne
  4. pentadelphous
  5. pentadelphy
  6. pentadentate
  7. pentadeuterated
  8. pentadiagonal
  9. pentadic
  10. pentadicity
  11. pentadiene

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