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(chemistry, of a ligand) 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)..
Use scorpionate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scorpionate means (chemistry, of a ligand) 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)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use scorpionate where its definition matches the intended context.
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