English Explanatory Dictionary

bidentate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having only two teeth.
  2. Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate.
  3. Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

Word forms

bidentate bi-dentate

Etymology

From bi- + dentate.

Derived words

bidentate ligand
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