Etymology

monodentate

M3O1N1O1D2E1N1T1A1T1E1

Today it means: Describing a ligand that has only a single bond with the central atom. Full definition →

English dentate ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishdentate
  7. English todaymonodentate

From mono- + dentate.

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