coordination compound

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- 1.1 Noun
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- 1.2 See also

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coordination compound (plural coordination compounds)

(chemistry) a class of compounds in which a central metal atom (normally a transition element) is surrounded by a group of ions or molecules (ligands)

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complex (chemistry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:complex (chemistry)
coordinate bond
ligand field theory

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