bidentate

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See also: bi-dentate

English

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Etymology

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From bi- +‎ dentate.

Adjective

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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

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French

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Adjective

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bidentate (plural bidentates)

  1. (chemistry) bidentate

Latin

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Adjective

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bidentāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of bidentātus