bidentate
See also: bi-dentate
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bidentate (not comparable)
- (zoology) Having only two teeth.
- (botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate.
- (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry) Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.
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bidentate (plural bidentates)
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bidentāte