bidentate

See also: bi-dentate

English

Etymology

bi- +‎ dentate

Adjective

bidentate (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Having only two teeth.
  2. (botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate.
  3. (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry) Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

Alternative forms

French

Adjective

bidentate (plural bidentates)

  1. (chemistry) bidentate

Latin

Adjective

bidentāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of bidentātus
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