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. (chemistry) Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

Alternative forms

• bi-dentate

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French

Adjective

bidentate (plural bidentates)

1. (chemistry) bidentate

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) bidentāte

1. vocative masculine singular of bidentātus