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scorpionate

scorpionate adjective: being tridentate, so as to bind to a metal in a fac manner (or facial; said of an isomer when three of its ligands, when identical, occupy one face of an octahedron).

Adjective

scorpionate (not comparable)

  1. Being tridentate, so as to bind to a metal in a fac manner (or facial; said of an isomer when three of its ligands, when identical, occupy one face of an octahedron).

Noun

scorpionate (plural scorpionates)

  1. A ligand having a tridentate form.

Forms of scorpionate

pluralscorpionates

Origin of scorpionate

From scorpion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from the pincer-like nature of the binding.

From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent to scorpion + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Questions about scorpionate

What does scorpionate mean?
Scorpionate means being tridentate, so as to bind to a metal in a fac manner (or facial; said of an isomer when three of its ligands, when identical, occupy one face of an octahedron).
What part of speech is scorpionate?
Scorpionate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near scorpionate in the dictionary

  1. scorpion shells
  2. scorpion spider
  3. scorpion spiders
  4. scorpion volley
  5. scorpion volleys
  6. scorpionate
  7. scorpionates
  8. scorpionfish
  9. scorpionfishes
  10. scorpionflies
  11. scorpionfly

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