coordination compound

noun

Meaning

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)

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Related words

complex(English)coordination complex(English)coordinated complex(English)metal complex(English)coordination(English)ligand(English)complex compound(English)coordinate bond(English)

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