bidentate

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bidentate

adjective bi-dentate

not comparable Having only two teeth.
not comparable Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate.
not comparable, physical Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion.

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@misc{bidentate_2026,
  title = {bidentate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bidentate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}