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ligand
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligo (“bind”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?l???nd/
- (US) IPA(key): /?l???nd/, /?la???nd/
Noun
ligand (plural ligands)
- (chemistry) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:
- (coordination chemistry) Such an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.
- (biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, medicine) Such an entity that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.
- (typography) A letter that orthography requires or allows to be ligated with one or more other letters.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- coordination compound
Anagrams
- lading
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haptotropic
English
Etymology
hapto- +? -tropic
Adjective
haptotropic (comparative more haptotropic, superlative most haptotropic)
- Of or pertaining to haptotropism; moving when touched
- (chemistry) Describing the movement of clusters of atoms between two ligands or other groups
Anagrams
- pathotropic, protopathic
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