ligand
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈlɪɡ.ənd/(UK)
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/ˈlɪɡ.ənd/(UK) · /ˈlɪɡ.ənd/(US) · /ˈlaɪ.ɡənd/(US)
Definition of ligand
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (physical)A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:
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noun
- (physical)A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:
- (physical)A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:
- 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.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligo (“bind”).
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