Meanings
plural denticities
- countableuncountablechemistryThe number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Origin
From dentis (“tooth”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan denticitat
- denticitatnumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Chinese Mandarin 齿合度
- 齿合度 (chǐ hédù)number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Czech dentacita
- dentacitanumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Dutch denticiteit
- denticiteitnumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Finnish hampaisuus
- hampaisuusnumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
French denticité
- denticiténumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Hungarian denticitás, fogszám
- denticitásnumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
- fogszámnumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Irish déadacht
- déadachtnumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Spanish denticidad
- denticidadnumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Turkish dişlilik
- dişliliknumber of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Ukrainian дента́тність
- дента́тність (dentátnistʹ)number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound
Cite this entry
denticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denticity
“denticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denticity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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