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Bidentate
Bidentate meaning
Having only two teeth. | Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate. | Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.
Synonyms of Bidentate
Example sentences (2)
A ligand that binds through two sites is classified as bidentate, and three sites as tridentate.
The symbol Λ ( lambda ) is used as a prefix to describe the left-handed propeller twist formed by three bidentate ligands, as shown.