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Ligand

Ligand

See also: ligand

German

Noun

Ligand m (genitive Liganden, plural Liganden)

  1. (chemistry) ligand

ligand

ligand

See also: Ligand

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Noun

ligand (plural ligands)

  1. (chemistry) An ion, molecule, or functional group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.
  2. (typography) A letter that orthography requires be ligated with one or more other letters.

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