ligation
nounUS /lɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin ligatio, ligationis, from Latin ligo. Doublet of liaison.
1
Something that ties, a ligature.
2
The act of tying, of applying a ligature.
3
The state of having a ligature, of being tied.
5
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.
- Derived terms
- autoligation, crossligation, heteroligation, misligation, photoligation, polyligation, postligation, religation, tubal ligation, vasoligation
- Related terms
- colligation