ligand

See also Ligand

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligare ‘to bind’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɪɡənd/

Noun

ligand (plural ligands)

1. (chemistry) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.

Translations

Something that binds to another chemical entity

• Italian: ligando (it) m, legante (it) m

• Vietnamese: phối tử (vi)

Derived terms

• monodentate ligand
• bidentate ligand
• multidentate ligand
• bridging ligand
• backbonding ligand
• ligand field theory

See also

• coordination compound

Anagrams

• lading