decadentate

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adjective

Of a ligand, capable of forming ten separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion

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Meanings

adjectivedecadentate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf a ligand, capable of forming ten separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion

Origin

From deca- + dentate.

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APA

decadentate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decadentate

MLA

“decadentate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decadentate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decadentate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decadentate.

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