LIGAND


Meaning of LIGAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-gənd, ˈlī- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligare

Date: 1949

: a group, ion, or molecule coordinated to a central atom or molecule in a complex

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