ligands

noun

Meaning

An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.
A letter that orthography requires to be ligated with one or more other letters.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

multidentate(English)polydentate(English)effectors(English)chelators(English)chelating agents(English)agonists(English)adducts(English)substrates(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

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