Scorpionate
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Scorpionate is an adjective meaning (chemistry) A ligand having a tridentate form.
Meaning
(chemistry) A ligand having a tridentate form.
More Meanings
- (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).
Word Forms
- scorpionates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tridentate, heptadentate, hexadentate, pentadentate, octadentate, tricoordinated.
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