heteroleptic

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adjective

Describing a coordination compound having two or more different types of ligand

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Meanings

adjectiveheteroleptic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a coordination compound having two or more different types of ligand

Origin

From hetero- + -leptic.

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APA

heteroleptic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroleptic

MLA

“heteroleptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroleptic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteroleptic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroleptic.

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