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polydentate

polydentate adjective: coordinated to the central atom by several bonds; multidentate.

Adjective

polydentate (comparative more polydentate, superlative most polydentate)

  1. Coordinated to the central atom by several bonds; multidentate

Forms of polydentate

comparativemore polydentate
superlativemost polydentate

Origin of polydentate

From poly- + dentate.

Questions about polydentate

What does polydentate mean?
Polydentate means coordinated to the central atom by several bonds; multidentate.
What part of speech is polydentate?
Polydentate is an adjective.

Words near polydentate in the dictionary

  1. polydendrocytes
  2. polydendrocytic
  3. polydenominational
  4. polydent
  5. polydental
  6. polydentate
  7. polydeoxy-
  8. polydeoxynucleotide
  9. polydeoxynucleotides
  10. polydeoxyribo-
  11. polydeoxyribonucleotide

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