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nounbackdonation (usually uncountable, plural backdonations)
plural backdonations
- physicaluncountableusuallyquantum mechanicschemistryThe transfer of one or more electrons from an atomic orbital of an atom to an antibonding orbital of a ligand.
Synonyms: backbonding
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe transfer of one or more electrons from an atomic orbital of an atom to an antibonding orbital of a ligand.
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backdonation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backdonation
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“backdonation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backdonation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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