polydentate

polydentate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English dentate
English polydentate

    From poly- + dentate.

    Adjective

    polydentate (comparative more polydentate, superlative most polydentate)

    1. (chemistry, of a ligand) Coordinated to the central atom by several bonds; multidentate

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