ligand
nounUK /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/ · US /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligo (“bind”).
› A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group…
Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Physical Such an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.
Coordination chemistry
Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Medicine, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Pharmacology, Physical sciences, Physiology, Sciences Physical Such an entity that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.
Media, Publishing, Typography A letter that orthography requires or allows to be ligated with one or more other letters to form a ligature, such as a in æ or o in œ.
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backbonding ligand, bidentate ligand, biligand, bioligand, bisligand, bridging ligand, coligand, counterligand, glycoligand, heteroligand, homoligand, immunoligand, interligand, intraligand, ligandable, liganded, ligand field theory, ligandin, liganding, ligandless, ligandlike, ligandome, ligandomic, ligandomics, macroligand, monodentate ligand, multidentate ligand, multiligand, neuroligand, nonligand, phospholigand, postligand, proligand, pseudoligand, radioligand, sialoligand, unliganded- Related terms
- coordination compound