homoligand

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noun

Any of a group of identical ligands in a complex

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Meanings

nounhomoligand (plural homoligands)

plural homoligands

  1. chemistryAny of a group of identical ligands in a complex

    Stirling et al. do not provide any justification for the spacing of the features that we find on nanoparticles: ~1 nm for mixed ligand particles and ~ 0.5 nm for homoligand particles.

    2015 November 11, “Response to “Critical Assessment of the Evidence for Striped Nanoparticles””, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From homo- + ligand.

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

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Chicago

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