English Explanatory Dictionary

coordination compound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of compounds in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands).

Word forms

coordination compound coordination compounds

Synonyms

complex compound coordinated complex coordination complex metal complex

Related words

coordination chemistry coordination number chelate compound complex ion coordinate bond ligand field theory Werner complex
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